diff --git a/src/Standards/Typo3Update/Sniffs/LegacyClassnames/ClassnameCheckerTrait.php b/src/Standards/Typo3Update/Sniffs/LegacyClassnames/ClassnameCheckerTrait.php
index be76148..8d7f6a7 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Typo3Update/Sniffs/LegacyClassnames/ClassnameCheckerTrait.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Typo3Update/Sniffs/LegacyClassnames/ClassnameCheckerTrait.php
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ trait ClassnameCheckerTrait
      * @param string $classname
      * @return string
      */
-    private function getTokenForReplacement($classname)
+    protected function getTokenForReplacement($classname)
     {
         return $classname;
     }