diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/envvar/UserDefinedEnvironmentSupplier.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/envvar/UserDefinedEnvironmentSupplier.java
index 706f6530bed..f0911e09071 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/envvar/UserDefinedEnvironmentSupplier.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/envvar/UserDefinedEnvironmentSupplier.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2010 Intel Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2011 Intel Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class UserDefinedEnvironmentSupplier extends
 		}
 		
 	}
-	protected StorableEnvironment getEnvironment(Object context){
+	public StorableEnvironment getEnvironment(Object context){
 		return getEnvironment(context,true);
 	}