diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectToPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectToPack.java
index 70188a380..3161668be 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectToPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectToPack.java
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ public class ObjectToPack extends PackedObjectInfo {
 		return getOffset() != 0;
 	}
 
-	int getType() {
+	/** @return the type of this object. */
+	public int getType() {
 		return (flags >> TYPE_SHIFT) & 0x7;
 	}