diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsAppState.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsAppState.java
index 3225c5798..346733257 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsAppState.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsAppState.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class StatsAppState extends AbstractAppState {
      *  is because several applications expect to directly access
      *  fpsText... unfortunately.
      */
-    void setFont( BitmapFont guiFont ) {
+    public void setFont( BitmapFont guiFont ) {
         this.guiFont = guiFont;
         this.fpsText = new BitmapText(guiFont, false);
     }