diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmArtistProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmArtistProvider.cs
index 83d3e7dbad..0ac6d770d2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmArtistProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmArtistProvider.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers.Music
 {
     public class LastfmArtistProvider : LastfmBaseArtistProvider
     {
-        internal readonly SemaphoreSlim LastfmResourcePool = new SemaphoreSlim(5, 5);
 
         public LastfmArtistProvider(IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, IHttpClient httpClient, ILogManager logManager, IServerConfigurationManager configurationManager)
             : base(jsonSerializer, httpClient, logManager, configurationManager)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmBaseProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmBaseProvider.cs
index 10ce46aa61..2d4bb1f59a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmBaseProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmBaseProvider.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers.Music
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class LastfmBaseProvider : BaseMetadataProvider
     {
+        protected static readonly SemaphoreSlim LastfmResourcePool = new SemaphoreSlim(5, 5);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="LastfmBaseProvider" /> class.
         /// </summary>