diff --git a/oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/Segment.java b/oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/Segment.java
index e488699a95f..9eee45259b9 100644
--- a/oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/Segment.java
+++ b/oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/Segment.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class Segment {
     /**
      * Maximum segment size
      */
-    static final int MAX_SEGMENT_SIZE = 1 << 18; // 256kB
+    public static final int MAX_SEGMENT_SIZE = 1 << 18; // 256kB
 
     /**
      * The size limit for small values. The variable length of small values
diff --git a/oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/data/SegmentDataUtils.java b/oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/data/SegmentDataUtils.java
index dd52d7d2d53..17eaf86a019 100644
--- a/oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/data/SegmentDataUtils.java
+++ b/oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/data/SegmentDataUtils.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.HexDump;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.commons.Buffer;
+import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.segment.Segment.MAX_SEGMENT_SIZE;
+
 
 class SegmentDataUtils {
 
@@ -31,8 +33,6 @@ private SegmentDataUtils() {
         // Prevent instantiation
     }
 
-    private static final int MAX_SEGMENT_SIZE = 1 << 18;
-
     static void hexDump(Buffer buffer, OutputStream stream) throws IOException {
         byte[] data = new byte[buffer.remaining()];
         buffer.duplicate().get(data);