diff --git a/builder/src/main/java/net/kemitix/checkstyle/ruleset/builder/Rule.java b/builder/src/main/java/net/kemitix/checkstyle/ruleset/builder/Rule.java
index 8e8055b..6e6798e 100644
--- a/builder/src/main/java/net/kemitix/checkstyle/ruleset/builder/Rule.java
+++ b/builder/src/main/java/net/kemitix/checkstyle/ruleset/builder/Rule.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class Rule {
      * the right string; and a value greater than 0 if the left string is lexicographically greater than the right
      * string.
      */
-    static int sortByName(final Rule left, final Rule right) {
+    protected static int sortByName(final Rule left, final Rule right) {
         return left.getLowerCaseRuleName()
                    .compareTo(right.getLowerCaseRuleName());
     }