diff --git a/src/Plugin/UiPatterns/Source/MenuSource.php b/src/Plugin/UiPatterns/Source/MenuSource.php
index 5c367584c4aea351621e6920e9ac970536ff8463..9f380814752ed1e00a06537a7316ab16e81e997f 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/UiPatterns/Source/MenuSource.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/UiPatterns/Source/MenuSource.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class MenuSource extends SourcePluginBase {
    * @return array
    *   List of items.
    */
-  private function getMenuItems(): array {
+  protected function getMenuItems(): array {
     $menuLinkTree = $this->menuLinkTree;
     $level = (int) $this->getSetting('level');
     $depth = (int) $this->getSetting('depth');