diff --git a/chrome/android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/SwipeRefreshHandler.java b/chrome/android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/SwipeRefreshHandler.java
index 3fa1ad72e700d59f674b5fab7e103bfa36473c21..fbdbcf5c20f8bdce1b17b4f9355c00cf4424c88a 100644
--- a/chrome/android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/SwipeRefreshHandler.java
+++ b/chrome/android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/SwipeRefreshHandler.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class SwipeRefreshHandler extends TabWebContentsUserData
      * @param tab The Tab where the swipe occurs.
      * @param swipeRefreshLayoutCreator Creates {@link SwipeRefreshLayout}.
      */
-    private SwipeRefreshHandler(Tab tab, SwipeRefreshLayoutCreator swipeRefreshLayoutCreator) {
+    protected SwipeRefreshHandler(Tab tab, SwipeRefreshLayoutCreator swipeRefreshLayoutCreator) {
         super(tab);
         mTab = tab;
         mTabObserver =