diff --git a/src/core/io/qfileinfo.h b/src/core/io/qfileinfo.h
index 0bb32b79b..0d826c8aa 100644
--- a/src/core/io/qfileinfo.h
+++ b/src/core/io/qfileinfo.h
@@ -122,10 +122,9 @@ public:
     bool caching() const;
     void setCaching(bool on);
 
-protected:
-    QSharedDataPointer<QFileInfoPrivate> d_ptr;
 private:
     explicit QFileInfo(QFileInfoPrivate *d);
+    QSharedDataPointer<QFileInfoPrivate> d_ptr;
 
     QFileInfoPrivate* d_func();
     const QFileInfoPrivate* d_func() const;