diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/PatternSet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/PatternSet.java
index be2b59692..d85551731 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/PatternSet.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/PatternSet.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class PatternSet
     /**
      * Adds the patterns of the other instance to this set.
      */
-    protected void append( final PatternSet other )
+    public void append( final PatternSet other )
     {
         m_includeList.addAll( other.m_includeList );
         m_excludeList.addAll( other.m_excludeList );