diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/msgpack/template/TemplateBuilder.java b/java/src/main/java/org/msgpack/template/TemplateBuilder.java
index 8fa1c042..22a9be8c 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/msgpack/template/TemplateBuilder.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/msgpack/template/TemplateBuilder.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public abstract class TemplateBuilder {
 		instance = JavassistTemplateBuilder.getInstance();
 	}
 
-	public synchronized static void setTemplateBuilder(TemplateBuilder builder) {
+	synchronized static void setInstance(TemplateBuilder builder) {
 		instance = builder;
 	}
 
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/msgpack/template/TemplateRegistry.java b/java/src/main/java/org/msgpack/template/TemplateRegistry.java
index cee8de05..e0cd4d19 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/msgpack/template/TemplateRegistry.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/msgpack/template/TemplateRegistry.java
@@ -208,5 +208,9 @@ public class TemplateRegistry {
 	private static boolean isAnnotated(Class<?> ao, Class<? extends Annotation> with) {
 		return ao.getAnnotation(with) != null;
 	}
+
+	public static void setTemplateBuilder(TemplateBuilder builder) {
+		TemplateBuilder.setInstance(builder);
+	}
 }