diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/AbstractRequestLoggingFilter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/AbstractRequestLoggingFilter.java
index 2a2c00a36c..9f000607b0 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/AbstractRequestLoggingFilter.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/AbstractRequestLoggingFilter.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRequestLoggingFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter
 	 * Return whether the request headers should be included in the log message.
 	 * @since 4.3
 	 */
-	public boolean isIncludeHeaders() {
+	protected boolean isIncludeHeaders() {
 		return this.includeHeaders;
 	}