diff --git a/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.core/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/core/compiler/CompilerUtils.java b/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.core/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/core/compiler/CompilerUtils.java
index 3c628c777e..6e3d42de0a 100644
--- a/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.core/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/core/compiler/CompilerUtils.java
+++ b/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.core/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/core/compiler/CompilerUtils.java
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ public static boolean projectVersionMatchesWorkspaceVersion(SpecifiedVersion ver
 
     }
 
-    static SpecifiedVersion getWorkspaceCompilerLevel() {
+    public static SpecifiedVersion getWorkspaceCompilerLevel() {
         String groovyVersion = GroovySystem.getVersion();
         // convert from major.minor.micro to major.minor
         int dotIndex = groovyVersion.lastIndexOf('.');