diff --git a/flink-libraries/flink-table/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/table/functions/TemporalTableFunction.scala b/flink-libraries/flink-table/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/table/functions/TemporalTableFunction.scala
index bbb9911c63f30..bf668480a0ad7 100644
--- a/flink-libraries/flink-table/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/table/functions/TemporalTableFunction.scala
+++ b/flink-libraries/flink-table/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/table/functions/TemporalTableFunction.scala
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TemporalTableFunction private(
 }
 
 object TemporalTableFunction {
-  def create(
+  private[flink] def create(
       table: Table,
       timeAttribute: Expression,
       primaryKey: String): TemporalTableFunction = {