diff --git a/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/nodes/PPath.java b/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/nodes/PPath.java
index 09ab9c5..a63a41d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/nodes/PPath.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/nodes/PPath.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     private static final BasicStroke DEFAULT_STROKE = new BasicStroke(1.0f);
     private static final Color DEFAULT_STROKE_PAINT = Color.black;
 
-    protected transient GeneralPath path;
+    private transient GeneralPath path;
     private transient GeneralPath resizePath;
     private transient Stroke stroke;
     private transient boolean updatingBoundsFromPath;