diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecCallbackTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecCallbackTest.java
index 9987710561..31943522ec 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecCallbackTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/AsynchronousMediaCodecCallbackTest.java
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ public class AsynchronousMediaCodecCallbackTest {
     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");
   }