diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 25974eb2a046..124e20e52664 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2001-10-13  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
+	* java/lang/SecurityManager.java (SecurityManager): Now public.
+
 	* java/security/AccessController.java (checkPermission): Now
 	throws AccessControlException.
 	* java/security/AllPermission.java: Class now final.
diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/SecurityManager.java b/libjava/java/lang/SecurityManager.java
index 345bb22628d5..677dc90212d1 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/SecurityManager.java
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/SecurityManager.java
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ public class SecurityManager {
 		return Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup();
 	}
 
-	protected SecurityManager () {
+	public SecurityManager () {
 		if (System.getSecurityManager () != null)
 			throw new SecurityException ();
 	}