diff --git a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
index fb83cd49cb..d259e93509 100644
--- a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
@@ -2993,6 +2993,10 @@ void wxDataViewHeaderWindow::FinishEditing()
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helper class for do operation on the tree node
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace
+{
+
 class DoJob
 {
 public:
@@ -3040,6 +3044,8 @@ bool Walker( wxDataViewTreeNode * node, DoJob & func )
     return false;
 }
 
+} // anonymous namespace
+
 bool wxDataViewMainWindow::ItemAdded(const wxDataViewItem & parent, const wxDataViewItem & item)
 {
     if (IsVirtualList())