diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ExceptionListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ExceptionListener.php
index 3d3c7a1c36..b404de79a7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ExceptionListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ExceptionListener.php
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
  */
 class ExceptionListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
 {
-    private $controller;
-    private $logger;
+    protected $controller;
+    protected $logger;
 
     public function __construct($controller, LoggerInterface $logger = null)
     {