diff --git a/providers/netcfglinks/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netcfglinks/NetworkConfigLinksProvider.java b/providers/netcfglinks/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netcfglinks/NetworkConfigLinksProvider.java
index 186024b..0d1d9a8 100644
--- a/providers/netcfglinks/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netcfglinks/NetworkConfigLinksProvider.java
+++ b/providers/netcfglinks/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netcfglinks/NetworkConfigLinksProvider.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         super(new ProviderId("lldp", PROVIDER_NAME));
     }
 
-    private final String buildSrcMac() {
+    private String buildSrcMac() {
         String srcMac = ProbedLinkProvider.fingerprintMac(metadataService.getClusterMetadata());
         String defMac = ProbedLinkProvider.defaultMac();
         if (srcMac.equals(defMac)) {