diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/UserHandleCompat.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/UserHandleCompat.java
index d8e60b8758..ab4b7216b3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/UserHandleCompat.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/UserHandleCompat.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class UserHandleCompat {
         }
     }
 
-    static UserHandleCompat fromUser(UserHandle user) {
+    public static UserHandleCompat fromUser(UserHandle user) {
         if (user == null) {
             return null;
         } else {