diff --git a/auth/ldap/auth.php b/auth/ldap/auth.php
index 3244c7669c8..6090ebd7712 100644
--- a/auth/ldap/auth.php
+++ b/auth/ldap/auth.php
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ class auth_plugin_ldap extends auth_plugin_base {
      *             This will not affect user_password_updated event triggering.
      * @return stdClass|bool updated user record or false if there is no new info to update.
      */
-    protected function update_user_record($username, $updatekeys = false, $triggerevent = false) {
+    function update_user_record($username, $updatekeys = false, $triggerevent = false) {
         global $CFG, $DB;
 
         // Just in case check text case