diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java
index e9c7c8dd7de..8a85adac557 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ public class CValue extends AbstractCValue {
 		}
 	}
 
-	protected static CVariableFormat getNaturalFormat(ICDIValue value, CVariableFormat defaultFormat) throws CDIException {
+	private static CVariableFormat getNaturalFormat(ICDIValue value, CVariableFormat defaultFormat) throws CDIException {
 		if (value instanceof ICDIFormattable) {
 			int naturalFormat = ((ICDIFormattable)value).getNaturalFormat();
 			switch (naturalFormat) {