diff --git a/src/Composer/Plugin/PluginManager.php b/src/Composer/Plugin/PluginManager.php
index 80b5b91ea..2f09d789f 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Plugin/PluginManager.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Plugin/PluginManager.php
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class PluginManager
      *
      * @param PluginInterface $plugin plugin instance
      */
-    private function addPlugin(PluginInterface $plugin)
+    public function addPlugin(PluginInterface $plugin)
     {
         $this->io->writeError('Loading plugin '.get_class($plugin), true, IOInterface::DEBUG);
         $this->plugins[] =  $plugin;