diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataFeature.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataFeature.h
index c96bbab5c271b964c94bddfb6c05299ae2d65079..9ef97588a30a88c3bdb027dabf878f1a298d8d4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataFeature.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataFeature.h
@@ -649,13 +649,13 @@ class GEODATA_EXPORT GeoDataFeature : public GeoDataObject
 
     static QString visualCategoryName(GeoDataVisualCategory category);
 
-    virtual void detach();
-
  protected:
     // the d-pointer needs to be protected to be accessible from derived classes
     GeoDataFeaturePrivate* d;
     explicit GeoDataFeature( GeoDataFeaturePrivate* priv );
 
+    virtual void detach();
+
     bool equals( const GeoDataFeature &other ) const;
     using GeoDataObject::equals;