diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/naming/NamingConventionBean.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/naming/NamingConventionBean.java
index eaea1e0b0076..e853bc51c25b 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/naming/NamingConventionBean.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/naming/NamingConventionBean.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class NamingConventionBean {
     initPattern();
   }
 
-  private Pattern m_regexPattern;
+  protected Pattern m_regexPattern;
   
    public boolean isValid(String name) {
     final int length = name.length();