diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs
index 9dd2f27be5..e2a043490f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
 {
     public class LegacyBeatmapDecoder : LegacyDecoder<Beatmap>
     {
-        protected internal static RulesetStore RulesetStore;
+        internal static RulesetStore RulesetStore;
 
         private Beatmap beatmap;