diff --git a/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.h b/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.h
index ce3dfa2fe..4eef8dba3 100644
--- a/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.h
+++ b/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ SIMD_FORCE_INLINE bool operator==(const btCompoundShapeChild& c1, const btCompou
 /// Currently, removal of child shapes is only supported when disabling the aabb tree (pass 'false' in the constructor of btCompoundShape)
 ATTRIBUTE_ALIGNED16(class) btCompoundShape	: public btCollisionShape
 {
+protected:
 	btAlignedObjectArray<btCompoundShapeChild> m_children;
 	btVector3						m_localAabbMin;
 	btVector3						m_localAabbMax;
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ ATTRIBUTE_ALIGNED16(class) btCompoundShape	: public btCollisionShape
 
 	btScalar	m_collisionMargin;
 
-protected:
 	btVector3	m_localScaling;
 
 public: