diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index 7ffed18d7b..868e3921bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class LegacySkin : Skin
         [CanBeNull]
         protected IResourceStore<SampleChannel> Samples;
 
-        protected new LegacySkinConfiguration Configuration
+        public new LegacySkinConfiguration Configuration
         {
             get => base.Configuration as LegacySkinConfiguration;
             set => base.Configuration = value;