diff --git a/junixsocket-common/src/main/java/org/newsclub/net/unix/AFSocketAddress.java b/junixsocket-common/src/main/java/org/newsclub/net/unix/AFSocketAddress.java
index a895522e8..b07586a49 100644
--- a/junixsocket-common/src/main/java/org/newsclub/net/unix/AFSocketAddress.java
+++ b/junixsocket-common/src/main/java/org/newsclub/net/unix/AFSocketAddress.java
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException {
    * @param i The value.
    * @return The string.
    */
-  protected static String toUnsignedString(int i) {
+  static String toUnsignedString(int i) {
     return Long.toString(toUnsignedLong(i));
   }
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ protected static String toUnsignedString(int i) {
    * @param radix The radix.
    * @return The string.
    */
-  protected static String toUnsignedString(int i, int radix) {
+  static String toUnsignedString(int i, int radix) {
     return Long.toUnsignedString(toUnsignedLong(i), radix);
   }