diff --git a/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/config/LoadBalancerAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/config/LoadBalancerAutoConfiguration.java
index a11c4575..5d0bab62 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/config/LoadBalancerAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/config/LoadBalancerAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class LoadBalancerAutoConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
-	LoadBalancerChildContextInitializer loadBalancerChildContextInitializer(
+	static LoadBalancerChildContextInitializer loadBalancerChildContextInitializer(
 			LoadBalancerClientFactory loadBalancerClientFactory, ApplicationContext parentContext) {
 		return new LoadBalancerChildContextInitializer(loadBalancerClientFactory, parentContext);
 	}