diff --git a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/scoping.rs b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/scoping.rs
index 050c90ecfa369..2d9ab11b85372 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/scoping.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/scoping.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct Scoping {
     pub(crate) symbol_declarations: IndexVec<SymbolId, NodeId>,
     symbol_redeclarations: IndexVec<SymbolId, Option<RedeclarationId>>,
 
-    pub references: IndexVec<ReferenceId, Reference>,
+    pub(crate) references: IndexVec<ReferenceId, Reference>,
 
     /// Function or Variable Symbol IDs that are marked with `@__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__`.
     pub(crate) no_side_effects: FxHashSet<SymbolId>,