diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityRepositoryGenerator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityRepositoryGenerator.php
index 25ec5aee8..88df4a54d 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityRepositoryGenerator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityRepositoryGenerator.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class <className> extends <repositoryName>
      *
      * @return string $namespace
      */
-    protected function generateEntityRepositoryNamespace($fullClassName)
+    private function generateEntityRepositoryNamespace($fullClassName)
     {
         $namespace = $this->getClassNamespace($fullClassName);