diff --git a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/RemoteNodeDescriptorsTlv.java b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/RemoteNodeDescriptorsTlv.java
index 9408442..2d46edc 100644
--- a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/RemoteNodeDescriptorsTlv.java
+++ b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/RemoteNodeDescriptorsTlv.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RemoteNodeDescriptorsTlv.class);
 
     public static final short TYPE = (short) 65283;
-    public short hLength;
+    short hLength;
 
     public static final int TLV_HEADER_LENGTH = 4;
     // Node Descriptor Sub-TLVs (variable)