diff --git a/http/src/main/scala/org/http4s/blaze/http/http1/server/Http1ServerParser.scala b/http/src/main/scala/org/http4s/blaze/http/http1/server/Http1ServerParser.scala
index dec1ac03f..90cf0d9d7 100644
--- a/http/src/main/scala/org/http4s/blaze/http/http1/server/Http1ServerParser.scala
+++ b/http/src/main/scala/org/http4s/blaze/http/http1/server/Http1ServerParser.scala
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ private[blaze] final class BlazeServerParser[Header](maxNonBody: Int)(
     headers.clear()
   }
 
-  override protected def submitRequestLine(
+  override def submitRequestLine(
       methodString: String,
       uri: String,
       scheme: String,