diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
index 465b805997f..547a1081f8b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -449,10 +449,9 @@ public class WebMvcAutoConfiguration {
 
 		}
 
-		private static final class FaviconRequestHandler
-				extends ResourceHttpRequestHandler {
+		static final class FaviconRequestHandler extends ResourceHttpRequestHandler {
 
-			private FaviconRequestHandler(List<Resource> locations) {
+			FaviconRequestHandler(List<Resource> locations) {
 				setLocations(locations);
 			}