diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/zio/FiberRef.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/zio/FiberRef.scala
index c9f9306ed16d..66a3fa682bb2 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/zio/FiberRef.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/zio/FiberRef.scala
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ object FiberRef {
   ): ZIO[Scope, Nothing, FiberRef.WithPatch[Set[A], SetPatch[A]]] =
     makeWith(unsafe.makeSet(initial)(Unsafe.unsafe))
 
-  private[zio] object unsafe {
+  object unsafe {
     def make[A](
       initial: A,
       fork: A => A = ZIO.identityFn[A],