diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/IpSecService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/IpSecService.java
index 126bf65565..2cfcecca5f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/IpSecService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/IpSecService.java
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ public class IpSecService extends IIpSecService.Stub {
             new int[] {OsConstants.AF_INET, OsConstants.AF_INET6};
 
     private static final int NETD_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000; // ms
-    private static final int MAX_PORT_BIND_ATTEMPTS = 10;
     private static final InetAddress INADDR_ANY;
 
+    @VisibleForTesting static final int MAX_PORT_BIND_ATTEMPTS = 10;
+
     static {
         try {
             INADDR_ANY = InetAddress.getByAddress(new byte[] {0, 0, 0, 0});