diff --git a/src/raft.rs b/src/raft.rs
index ed21a50f5..22f8d9f1f 100644
--- a/src/raft.rs
+++ b/src/raft.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ pub struct Raft<T: Storage> {
     heartbeat_elapsed: usize,
 
     pub check_quorum: bool,
-    pub pre_vote: bool,
+    pre_vote: bool,
     skip_bcast_commit: bool,
 
     heartbeat_timeout: usize,