diff --git a/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/CommentOrphanTest.php b/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/CommentOrphanTest.php
index 2f1ad83f12..e1ff3b5904 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/CommentOrphanTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/CommentOrphanTest.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class CommentOrphanTest extends EntityKernelTestBase {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  protected static $modules = ['comment', 'node'];
+  public static $modules = ['comment', 'node'];
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}