diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/concurrent/AbstractQueueVisitor.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/concurrent/AbstractQueueVisitor.java
index 9bbb2af1ebfca1..98e9efba08b450 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/concurrent/AbstractQueueVisitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/concurrent/AbstractQueueVisitor.java
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ protected final boolean isInterrupted() {
    * Get number of jobs remaining. Note that this can increase in value if running tasks submit
    * further jobs.
    */
-  protected final long getTaskCount() {
+  public final long getTaskCount() {
     return remainingTasks.get();
   }