diff --git a/sdk/metrics/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/internal/aggregator/LongSumAggregator.java b/sdk/metrics/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/internal/aggregator/LongSumAggregator.java
index 92581f3b8d1..b2e44e6bef2 100644
--- a/sdk/metrics/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/internal/aggregator/LongSumAggregator.java
+++ b/sdk/metrics/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/internal/aggregator/LongSumAggregator.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ protected LongPointData doAggregateThenMaybeResetLongs(
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void doRecordLong(long value) {
+    protected void doRecordLong(long value) {
       current.add(value);
     }
   }