diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search/SearchFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/search/SearchFragment.java
index 90b46af89f1..c5e52c5d187 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/search/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search/SearchFragment.java
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ public class SearchFragment extends InstrumentedFragment implements SearchView.O
     @VisibleForTesting
     SearchFeatureProvider mSearchFeatureProvider;
 
-    private SearchResultsAdapter mSearchAdapter;
+    @VisibleForTesting(otherwise = VisibleForTesting.PRIVATE)
+    SearchResultsAdapter mSearchAdapter;
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     RecyclerView mResultsRecyclerView;
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search/SearchResultsAdapter.java b/src/com/android/settings/search/SearchResultsAdapter.java
index 199930f39e7..3df63c93cba 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/search/SearchResultsAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search/SearchResultsAdapter.java
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ public class SearchResultsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<SearchViewHolder>
         return mHandler;
     }
 
-    private void postSearchResults(List<SearchResult> newSearchResults, boolean detectMoves) {
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public void postSearchResults(List<SearchResult> newSearchResults, boolean detectMoves) {
         final DiffUtil.DiffResult diffResult = DiffUtil.calculateDiff(
                 new SearchResultDiffCallback(mSearchResults, newSearchResults), detectMoves);
         mSearchResults.clear();