diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
index 035816d71e..f555b019a1 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ public class MediaCodecAudioRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer implements Media
   }
 
   @Override
-  public long getDurationToProgressUs(
+  protected long getDurationToProgressUs(
       boolean isOnBufferAvailableListenerRegistered, long positionUs, long elapsedRealtimeUs) {
     if (nextBufferToWritePresentationTimeUs != C.TIME_UNSET) {
       long durationUs =