diff --git a/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h b/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h
index 04caf5a5da..f797285132 100644
--- a/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h
+++ b/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ public:
 
 
 #ifndef SWIG
-private:
+protected:
     // Event handlers
     void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& evt);
     void OnScrollWin(wxScrollWinEvent& evt);
@@ -2983,6 +2983,7 @@ private:
     void NotifyChange();
     void NotifyParent(SCNotification* scn);
 
+private:
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxStyledTextCtrl)
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in b/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in
index 323e0f3c3f..0df1ebccf0 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public:
 
 
 #ifndef SWIG
-private:
+protected:
     // Event handlers
     void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& evt);
     void OnScrollWin(wxScrollWinEvent& evt);
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ private:
     void NotifyChange();
     void NotifyParent(SCNotification* scn);
 
+private:
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxStyledTextCtrl)
 
diff --git a/include/wx/stc/stc.h b/include/wx/stc/stc.h
index 04caf5a5da..f797285132 100644
--- a/include/wx/stc/stc.h
+++ b/include/wx/stc/stc.h
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ public:
 
 
 #ifndef SWIG
-private:
+protected:
     // Event handlers
     void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& evt);
     void OnScrollWin(wxScrollWinEvent& evt);
@@ -2983,6 +2983,7 @@ private:
     void NotifyChange();
     void NotifyParent(SCNotification* scn);
 
+private:
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxStyledTextCtrl)
 
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.h.in b/src/stc/stc.h.in
index 323e0f3c3f..0df1ebccf0 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.h.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.h.in
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public:
 
 
 #ifndef SWIG
-private:
+protected:
     // Event handlers
     void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& evt);
     void OnScrollWin(wxScrollWinEvent& evt);
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ private:
     void NotifyChange();
     void NotifyParent(SCNotification* scn);
 
+private:
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxStyledTextCtrl)