diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Quota.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Quota.php
index 9adc4685d34b6..287900d0768bb 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Quota.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Quota.php
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ private function isPartFile($path): bool {
 	/**
 	 * Only apply quota for files, not metadata, trash or others
 	 */
-	private function shouldApplyQuota(string $path): bool {
+	protected function shouldApplyQuota(string $path): bool {
 		return str_starts_with(ltrim($path, '/'), 'files/');
 	}