diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/Scanner.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/Scanner.java
index 28aba9587c9b..871e2352ce9c 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/Scanner.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/Scanner.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public String toString()
      * A FileVisitor for walking a subtree of paths. The Scanner uses
      * this to examine the dirs and files it has been asked to scan.
      */
-    public class Visitor implements FileVisitor<Path>
+    class Visitor implements FileVisitor<Path>
     {
         Map<String, TimeNSize> scanInfoMap;
         IncludeExcludeSet<PathMatcher,Path> rootIncludesExcludes;