diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/GitExcludeFilter.php b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/GitExcludeFilter.php
index 6727f9af2..926bb4d69 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/GitExcludeFilter.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/GitExcludeFilter.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class GitExcludeFilter extends BaseExcludeFilter
      *
      * @return array An exclude pattern for filter()
      */
-    protected function parseGitIgnoreLine($line)
+    public function parseGitIgnoreLine($line)
     {
         return $this->generatePattern($line);
     }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class GitExcludeFilter extends BaseExcludeFilter
      *
      * @return array An exclude pattern for filter()
      */
-    protected function parseGitAttributesLine($line)
+    public function parseGitAttributesLine($line)
     {
         $parts = preg_split('#\s+#', $line);