diff --git a/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-partial.php b/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-partial.php
index 63b3eedc7c..16f6997d73 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-partial.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-partial.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class WP_Customize_Partial {
 	 * Parsed ID.
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.5.0
-	 * @access private
+	 * @access protected
 	 * @var array {
 	 *     @type string $base ID base.
 	 *     @type array  $keys Keys for multidimensional.