diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBagEntry.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBagEntry.java
index 813341d6..4a88ac46 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBagEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBagEntry.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public final class PoolBagEntry implements IConcurrentBagEntry
 {
    public final AtomicInteger state = new AtomicInteger();
 
-   public final Connection connection;
+   public Connection connection;
    public long lastOpenTime;
    public volatile boolean evicted;
    public volatile boolean aborted;