diff --git a/htdocs/product/stock/class/mouvementstock.class.php b/htdocs/product/stock/class/mouvementstock.class.php
index 39a9bb94bed..1135c0aa3fc 100644
--- a/htdocs/product/stock/class/mouvementstock.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/product/stock/class/mouvementstock.class.php
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ class MouvementStock extends CommonObject
 	}
 
 
-	/**
+    // phpcs:disable PEAR.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.PublicUnderscore
+    /**
 	 *	Add a movement of stock (in one direction only)
 	 *
 	 *	@param		User	$user			User object
@@ -111,8 +112,9 @@ class MouvementStock extends CommonObject
 	 * 	@param		int		$id_product_batch	Id product_batch (when skip_batch is false and we already know which record of product_batch to use)
 	 *	@return		int						<0 if KO, 0 if fk_product is null, >0 if OK
 	 */
-    private function _create($user, $fk_product, $entrepot_id, $qty, $type, $price = 0, $label = '', $inventorycode = '', $datem = '', $eatby = '', $sellby = '', $batch = '', $skip_batch = false, $id_product_batch = 0)
+    protected function _create($user, $fk_product, $entrepot_id, $qty, $type, $price = 0, $label = '', $inventorycode = '', $datem = '', $eatby = '', $sellby = '', $batch = '', $skip_batch = false, $id_product_batch = 0)
 	{
+        // phpcs:enable
 		global $conf, $langs;
 
 		require_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/product/class/product.class.php';