diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
index 20cdadaee0..56e5457044 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer {
    * @return A maximum input buffer size in bytes, or {@link Format#NO_VALUE} if a maximum could not
    *     be determined.
    */
-  private static int getMaxInputSize(MediaCodecInfo codecInfo, Format format) {
+  protected static int getMaxInputSize(MediaCodecInfo codecInfo, Format format) {
     if (format.maxInputSize != Format.NO_VALUE) {
       // The format defines an explicit maximum input size. Add the total size of initialization
       // data buffers, as they may need to be queued in the same input buffer as the largest sample.