diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Controller/Category/View.php b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Controller/Category/View.php
index cbe2bf3e27adf..995972a5b0280 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Controller/Category/View.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Controller/Category/View.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class View extends \Magento\Framework\App\Action\Action
      *
      * @var Resolver
      */
-    private $layerResolver;
+    protected $layerResolver;
 
     /**
      * @var CategoryRepositoryInterface