diff --git a/modules/io/common/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/geojson/GeoJsonWriter.java b/modules/io/common/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/geojson/GeoJsonWriter.java
index cdaee6d58e..05684b6cd7 100644
--- a/modules/io/common/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/geojson/GeoJsonWriter.java
+++ b/modules/io/common/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/geojson/GeoJsonWriter.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public void write(Geometry geometry, Writer writer) throws IOException {
     writer.flush();
   }
 
-  private Map<String, Object> create(Geometry geometry, boolean encodeCRS) {
+  protected Map<String, Object> create(Geometry geometry, boolean encodeCRS) {
 
     Map<String, Object> result = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();
     result.put(GeoJsonConstants.NAME_TYPE, geometry.getGeometryType());