diff --git a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TransformationException.java b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TransformationException.java
index c5a4107b43..687fe92330 100644
--- a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TransformationException.java
+++ b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TransformationException.java
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ 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;