diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/geom/Arc2D.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/geom/Arc2D.java
index 86653be120c..802ec5a5297 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/geom/Arc2D.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/geom/Arc2D.java
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ public abstract class Arc2D extends RectangularShape {
      * @see java.awt.geom.Arc2D.Float
      * @see java.awt.geom.Arc2D.Double
      */
-    Arc2D() {
+    protected Arc2D() {
         this(OPEN);
     }