1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
index a180b0f0d3..db9101a168 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
@@ -909,11 +909,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
       @arel ||= build_arel(aliases)
     end
 
+    # Returns a relation value with a given name
+    def get_value(name) # :nodoc:
+      @values.fetch(name, DEFAULT_VALUES[name])
+    end
+
     protected
-      # Returns a relation value with a given name
-      def get_value(name) # :nodoc:
-        @values.fetch(name, DEFAULT_VALUES[name])
-      end
 
       # Sets the relation value with the given name
       def set_value(name, value) # :nodoc: