diff --git a/src/SymbolTable.hh b/src/SymbolTable.hh
index f4995ca1a3bedd66b6f75f26060efad3dabad009..7df7d375f4f72635bd57c68e01fad58c1059b3f5 100644
--- a/src/SymbolTable.hh
+++ b/src/SymbolTable.hh
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ public:
     //! Was the previous declaration done with the same symbol type ?
     const bool same_type;
 
+  public:
     AlreadyDeclaredException(string name_arg, bool same_type_arg) : name(name_arg),
 								    same_type(same_type_arg)
     {