diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterTest.java
index 9aa2b5f3ba..819ffd89bd 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterTest.java
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ public class AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapterTest {
     Constructor<MediaCodec.CodecException> constructor =
         MediaCodec.CodecException.class.getDeclaredConstructor(
             Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE, String.class);
+    constructor.setAccessible(true);
     return constructor.newInstance(
         /* errorCode= */ 0, /* actionCode= */ 0, /* detailMessage= */ "error from codec");
   }