diff --git a/extensions/panache/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/runtime/src/main/kotlin/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/panache/kotlin/runtime/PanacheKotlinHibernateOrmRecorder.kt b/extensions/panache/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/runtime/src/main/kotlin/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/panache/kotlin/runtime/PanacheKotlinHibernateOrmRecorder.kt
index c4efbe6082d12..51bb2e6e2f579 100644
--- a/extensions/panache/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/runtime/src/main/kotlin/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/panache/kotlin/runtime/PanacheKotlinHibernateOrmRecorder.kt
+++ b/extensions/panache/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/runtime/src/main/kotlin/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/panache/kotlin/runtime/PanacheKotlinHibernateOrmRecorder.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.Recorder
 
 @Recorder
 open class PanacheKotlinHibernateOrmRecorder {
-    fun setEntityToPersistenceUnit(entityToPersistenceUnit: Map<String?, String?>?) {
+    open fun setEntityToPersistenceUnit(entityToPersistenceUnit: Map<String?, String?>?) {
         AbstractJpaOperations.setEntityToPersistenceUnit(entityToPersistenceUnit)
     }
 }