diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/kotlin/internal/KotlinPrinter.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/kotlin/internal/KotlinPrinter.java
index 6820fb83..2298b121 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/kotlin/internal/KotlinPrinter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/kotlin/internal/KotlinPrinter.java
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ public <M extends Marker> M visitMarker(Marker marker, PrintOutputCapture<P> p)
          * Does not print the final modifier, as it is not supported in Kotlin.
          */
         @Override
-        protected void visitModifier(J.Modifier mod, PrintOutputCapture<P> p) {
+        public J visitModifier(J.Modifier mod, PrintOutputCapture<P> p) {
             visit(mod.getAnnotations(), p);
             String keyword = "";
             switch (mod.getType()) {
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ protected void visitModifier(J.Modifier mod, PrintOutputCapture<P> p) {
             beforeSyntax(mod, Space.Location.MODIFIER_PREFIX, p);
             p.append(keyword);
             afterSyntax(mod, p);
+            return mod;
         }
 
         @Override