diff --git a/zxing-android-embedded/src/com/journeyapps/barcodescanner/CameraPreview.java b/zxing-android-embedded/src/com/journeyapps/barcodescanner/CameraPreview.java
index f96f613b..b647f8cd 100644
--- a/zxing-android-embedded/src/com/journeyapps/barcodescanner/CameraPreview.java
+++ b/zxing-android-embedded/src/com/journeyapps/barcodescanner/CameraPreview.java
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ protected void onAttachedToWindow() {
      *
      * @param attrs the attributes
      */
-    protected void initializeAttributes(AttributeSet attrs) {
+    public void initializeAttributes(AttributeSet attrs) {
         TypedArray styledAttributes = getContext().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.zxing_camera_preview);
 
         int framingRectWidth = (int) styledAttributes.getDimension(R.styleable.zxing_camera_preview_zxing_framing_rect_width, -1);