diff --git a/build/tasks/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/TraceManager.kt b/build/tasks/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/TraceManager.kt
index 82c5738561f5..355799cebab7 100644
--- a/build/tasks/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/TraceManager.kt
+++ b/build/tasks/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/TraceManager.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var traceManagerInitializer: () -> Tracer = {
 }
 
 object TraceManager {
-  internal val tracer: Tracer = traceManagerInitializer()
+  private val tracer: Tracer = traceManagerInitializer()
 
   @JvmStatic
   fun spanBuilder(spanName: String): SpanBuilder = tracer.spanBuilder(spanName)