diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenImportingTestCase.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenImportingTestCase.java
index 199c98fe5f02..6d9da6a24200 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenImportingTestCase.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenImportingTestCase.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public abstract class MavenImportingTestCase extends MavenTestCase {
     doAssertContentFolders(root, Arrays.asList(root.getExcludeFolders()), expectedExcudes);
   }
 
-  private void doAssertContentFolders(String moduleName, @NotNull JpsModuleSourceRootType<?> rootType, String... expected) {
+  protected void doAssertContentFolders(String moduleName, @NotNull JpsModuleSourceRootType<?> rootType, String... expected) {
     ContentEntry contentRoot = getContentRoot(moduleName);
     doAssertContentFolders(contentRoot, contentRoot.getSourceFolders(rootType), expected);
   }