diff --git a/include/wx/graphics.h b/include/wx/graphics.h
index be2397da23..0e5502b803 100755
--- a/include/wx/graphics.h
+++ b/include/wx/graphics.h
@@ -376,10 +376,11 @@ public:
 
      // wrappers using wxPoint2DDouble TODO
 
-protected :
     // helper to determine if a 0.5 offset should be applied for the drawing operation
     virtual bool ShouldOffset() const { return false; }
 
+protected :
+
     wxGraphicsPen* m_pen;
     bool m_releasePen;
     wxGraphicsBrush* m_brush;