diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/ResourcesDecoder.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/ResourcesDecoder.java
index a9507b6b..436f65cc 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/ResourcesDecoder.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/ResourcesDecoder.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class ResourcesDecoder {
         }
     }
 
-    private ExtMXSerializer getResXmlSerializer() {
+    public ExtMXSerializer getResXmlSerializer() {
         ExtMXSerializer serial = new ExtMXSerializer();
         serial.setProperty(ExtXmlSerializer.PROPERTY_SERIALIZER_INDENTATION, "    ");
         serial.setProperty(ExtXmlSerializer.PROPERTY_SERIALIZER_LINE_SEPARATOR, System.getProperty("line.separator"));