diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/SpoonPom.java b/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/SpoonPom.java
index 7b35617f34e..1b7693c65a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/SpoonPom.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/SpoonPom.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public SpoonPom(String path, SpoonPom parent, MavenLauncher.SOURCE_TYPE sourceTy
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void addModule(SpoonPom module) {
+	private void addModule(SpoonPom module) {
 		modules.add(module);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/maven-launcher/hierarchy/child/src/Test.java b/src/test/resources/maven-launcher/hierarchy/child/src/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6595d2962dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/maven-launcher/hierarchy/child/src/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package maven-launcher.hierarchy.child.src;
+
+public class Test {
+	
+}
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