diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/AsyncResult.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/AsyncResult.java
index 9a8b98934968..9e629aa8d7c7 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/AsyncResult.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/AsyncResult.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package com.intellij.openapi.util;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 public class AsyncResult<T> extends ActionCallback {
-  private T myResult;
+  protected T myResult;
 
   @NotNull
   public AsyncResult<T> setDone(T result) {