diff --git a/src/FluentNHibernate/PersistenceModel.cs b/src/FluentNHibernate/PersistenceModel.cs
index 2b8807a8b..ffb5c68e9 100644
--- a/src/FluentNHibernate/PersistenceModel.cs
+++ b/src/FluentNHibernate/PersistenceModel.cs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public void WriteMappingsTo(TextWriter writer)
             WriteMappingsTo( _ => new XmlTextWriter(writer), false);
         }
 
-        private void WriteMappingsTo(Func<HibernateMapping, XmlTextWriter> writerBuilder, bool shouldDispose)
+        public void WriteMappingsTo(Func<HibernateMapping, XmlTextWriter> writerBuilder, bool shouldDispose)
         {
             EnsureMappingsBuilt();
 
@@ -364,4 +364,4 @@ public IEnumerable<Member> GetIgnoredProperties()
             return new Member[0];
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}