diff --git a/include/Type.h b/include/Type.h
index 7d141a5b3e848a69d534005cf87536e17b7b6c23..34c629bc479d1bf315847ab6b820590a479bb052 100644
--- a/include/Type.h
+++ b/include/Type.h
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ public:
 	NIFLIB_API bool IsSameType ( const Type & compare_to ) const;
 	NIFLIB_API bool IsDerivedType ( const Type & compare_to ) const;
 	NIFLIB_API bool operator<( const Type & compare_to ) const;
+	const Type * base_type;
 private:
 	string name;
-	const Type * base_type;
 };
 
 }