diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/impl/Advertiser.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/impl/Advertiser.java
index be79b9705e09..503a5ca5dabf 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/impl/Advertiser.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/impl/Advertiser.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
  * @author peter
  */
 public class Advertiser implements Disposable {
-  public static final int ourScrollingResolution = 15;
+  private static final int ourScrollingResolution = 15;
   private final List<String> myTexts = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<String>();
   private final JPanel myComponent = new JPanel() {