diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses.java
index cf1f9557cb0..e1fc50d9d92 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses.java
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ public class GDBProcesses extends MIProcesses implements IGDBProcesses {
 	 * 
 	 * @since 4.0
 	 */
-	public void initializeInputOutput(IContainerDMContext containerDmc, final RequestMonitor rm) {
+	protected void initializeInputOutput(IContainerDMContext containerDmc, final RequestMonitor rm) {
     	if (fBackend.getSessionType() == SessionType.REMOTE || fBackend.getIsAttachSession()) {
     		// These types do not use a PTY
     		fPty = null;