diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformationException.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformationException.java
index 346537a9f3..51778f2095 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformationException.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformationException.java
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public final class TransformationException extends Exception {
    * @param errorCode A number which identifies the cause of the error. May be one of the {@link
    *     ErrorCode ErrorCodes}.
    */
-  public TransformationException(
+  private TransformationException(
       @Nullable String message, @Nullable Throwable cause, @ErrorCode int errorCode) {
     super(message, cause);
     this.errorCode = errorCode;