diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkBehaviour.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkBehaviour.cs
index 8f23c2823..4988f0bf0 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkBehaviour.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkBehaviour.cs
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ public static CmdDelegate GetDelegate(int cmdHash)
 
         // helper function for [SyncVar] GameObjects.
         [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
-        protected bool SyncVarGameObjectEqual(GameObject newGameObject, uint netIdField)
+        internal bool SyncVarGameObjectEqual(GameObject newGameObject, uint netIdField)
         {
             uint newNetId = 0;
             if (newGameObject != null)