Protected static members may be accessible.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/abi-check-plugin/src/main/java/com/yahoo/abicheck/collector/PublicSignatureCollector.java b/abi-check-plugin/src/main/java/com/yahoo/abicheck/collector/PublicSignatureCollector.java
index b6506bb4622..1d931a3461b 100644
--- a/abi-check-plugin/src/main/java/com/yahoo/abicheck/collector/PublicSignatureCollector.java
+++ b/abi-check-plugin/src/main/java/com/yahoo/abicheck/collector/PublicSignatureCollector.java
@@ -91,10 +91,9 @@ public class PublicSignatureCollector extends ClassVisitor {
     if (testBit(access, Opcodes.ACC_PUBLIC)) {
       return true;
     }
-    // Protected non-static members are visible if the class is not final (can be called from
+    // Protected members are visible if the class is not final (can be accessed from
     // extending classes)
-    if (!testBit(access, Opcodes.ACC_STATIC) && testBit(access, Opcodes.ACC_PROTECTED) && !testBit(
-        currentAccess, Opcodes.ACC_FINAL)) {
+    if (!testBit(access, Opcodes.ACC_PROTECTED) && !testBit(currentAccess, Opcodes.ACC_FINAL)) {
       return true;
     }
     // Otherwise not visible