diff --git a/lib/processors/jsdoc/lib/ui5/plugin.cjs b/lib/processors/jsdoc/lib/ui5/plugin.cjs
index ec159cc39..b2e4eb7d9 100644
--- a/lib/processors/jsdoc/lib/ui5/plugin.cjs
+++ b/lib/processors/jsdoc/lib/ui5/plugin.cjs
@@ -1157,17 +1157,17 @@ function collectVisibilityInfo(settings, doclet, className, n) {
 
 		if (visibility === 'hidden' && (access === 'public' || access === 'protected' || access === 'restricted')) {
 			// force access to private to avoid inconsistencies in libraries that ignore JSDoc errors
-			access = "private";
 			error(`${className}: Inconsistent visibility settings detected. Runtime metadata sets visibility to '${visibility}', while JSDoc defines it as '${access}' for the managed setting '${n}'. Forcing visibility to 'hidden'.`);
+			access = "private";
 		}
 		if (visibility === 'public' && access === 'private') {
 			// force access to 'restricted' to avoid inconsistencies in libraries that ignore JSDoc errors
-			access = "restricted";
 			ui5data(doclet).stakeholders ??= [];
 			if ( !doclet.__ui5.stakeholders.includes(className) ) {
 				doclet.__ui5.stakeholders.push(className);
 			}
 			error(`${className}: Inconsistent visibility settings detected. Runtime metadata sets visibility to '${visibility}', while JSDoc defines it as '${access}' for the managed setting '${n}'. Forcing visibility to 'restricted'.`);
+			access = "restricted";
 		}
 
 		if (visibility == "public" && (access === "restricted" || access === "protected")) {