diff --git a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/Packet.java b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/Packet.java
index 7a7a0a6c9f7f222778f823432bee7c10365f417a..9d417725628114b0ea3836bdd2c2aa7efa348c83 100644
--- a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/Packet.java
+++ b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/Packet.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class Packet {
     public static final int FLAG_NO_ACK = (1 << 10);
 
     public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE = 32*1024;
-    private static final int MAX_DELAY_REQUEST = 65535;
+    protected static final int MAX_DELAY_REQUEST = 65535;
 
     public Packet() { }