diff --git a/runtime/src/bank_creation_freezing_progress.rs b/runtime/src/bank_creation_freezing_progress.rs
index ad491207738f48..92cb2cd32db0da 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank_creation_freezing_progress.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank_creation_freezing_progress.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub(crate) struct BankCreationFreezingProgress {
     bank_freeze_or_destruction_count: AtomicU32,
 
     /// enable waiting for bank_freeze_or_destruction_count to increment
-    bank_frozen_or_destroyed: Arc<WaitableCondvar>,
+    pub(crate) bank_frozen_or_destroyed: Arc<WaitableCondvar>,
 
     last_report: AtomicInterval,
 }