1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/checker.cpp b/src/checker.cpp
index ddb73d33e..44dc90c67 100644
--- a/src/checker.cpp
+++ b/src/checker.cpp
@@ -3446,6 +3446,13 @@ void check_collect_value_decl(CheckerContext *c, Ast *decl) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (entity_visibility_kind == EntityVisiblity_Public &&
+	    (c->scope->flags&ScopeFlag_File) &&
+	    c->scope->file &&
+	    (c->scope->file->flags & AstFile_IsPrivate)) {
+		entity_visibility_kind = EntityVisiblity_PrivateToPackage;
+	}
+
 	if (entity_visibility_kind != EntityVisiblity_Public && !(c->scope->flags&ScopeFlag_File)) {
 		error(decl, "Attribute 'private' is not allowed on a non file scope entity");
 	}