diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/EmptyResultIQ.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/EmptyResultIQ.java
index 0af904bc8..63061c49d 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/EmptyResultIQ.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/EmptyResultIQ.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class EmptyResultIQ extends IQ {
 
     public EmptyResultIQ() {
         super(null, null);
-        type = IQ.Type.result;
+        setType(IQ.Type.result);
     }
 
     public EmptyResultIQ(IQ request) {
diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/ErrorIQ.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/ErrorIQ.java
index bf9a4b653..62d880cba 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/ErrorIQ.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/ErrorIQ.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class ErrorIQ extends SimpleIQ {
         if (xmppError == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("XMPPError must not be null");
         }
-        type = IQ.Type.error;
+        setType(IQ.Type.error);
         setError(xmppError);
     }
 
diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/IQ.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/IQ.java
index 3d3248ec5..c66683515 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/IQ.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/IQ.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public abstract class IQ extends Packet {
     private final String childElementName;
     private final String childElementNamespace;
 
-    protected Type type = Type.get;
+    private Type type = Type.get;
 
     public IQ(IQ iq) {
         super(iq);
diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/hoxt/packet/HttpOverXmppReq.java b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/hoxt/packet/HttpOverXmppReq.java
index 13bdd8f00..c13bf46df 100644
--- a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/hoxt/packet/HttpOverXmppReq.java
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/hoxt/packet/HttpOverXmppReq.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class HttpOverXmppReq extends AbstractHttpOverXmpp {
         super(ELEMENT);
         this.method = method;
         this.resource = resource;
-        type = Type.set;
+        setType(Type.set);
     }
 
     private HttpMethod method;