diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkField.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkField.java
index 620cd84428c0..007fa3530d62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkField.java
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ public class FrameworkField extends FrameworkMember<FrameworkField> {
     /**
      * Returns a new {@code FrameworkField} for {@code field}.
      *
-     * Access relaxed to {@code public} since version 4.14.
+     * <p>Access relaxed to {@code public} since version 4.14.
      */
-    FrameworkField(Field field) {
+    public FrameworkField(Field field) {
         if (field == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException(
                     "FrameworkField cannot be created without an underlying field.");