diff --git a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConsumerBuilderImpl.java b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConsumerBuilderImpl.java
index b9622642f0121..7853de552970e 100644
--- a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConsumerBuilderImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConsumerBuilderImpl.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class ConsumerBuilderImpl<T> implements ConsumerBuilder<T> {
 
     private static long MIN_ACK_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 1000;
 
-    ConsumerBuilderImpl(PulsarClientImpl client, Schema<T> schema) {
+    public ConsumerBuilderImpl(PulsarClientImpl client, Schema<T> schema) {
         this(client, new ConsumerConfigurationData<T>(), schema);
     }