1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/GLDrawableFactory.java b/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/GLDrawableFactory.java
index c433e8b68..73b2b3823 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/GLDrawableFactory.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/GLDrawableFactory.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public abstract class GLDrawableFactory {
    *
    * @param device which {@link javax.media.nativewindow.AbstractGraphicsDevice#getConnection() connection} denotes the shared the target device, may be <code>null</code> for the platform's default device.
    */
-  protected final GLContext getOrCreateSharedContext(AbstractGraphicsDevice device) {
+  public final GLContext getOrCreateSharedContext(AbstractGraphicsDevice device) {
       device = validateDevice(device);
       if(null!=device) {
         return getOrCreateSharedContextImpl(device);