diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoader.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoader.java
index 13ae7ca91f..57f886f653 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoader.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public abstract class SpringFactoriesLoader {
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	private static List<String> loadFactoryNames(Class<?> factoryClass, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+	public static List<String> loadFactoryNames(Class<?> factoryClass, ClassLoader classLoader) {
 		String factoryClassName = factoryClass.getName();
 		try {
 			List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();