diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/dc.h b/include/wx/gtk/dc.h
index a2b62b262e..ea4b5b3e88 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/dc.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/dc.h
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ public:
 
     virtual void SetAxisOrientation( bool xLeftRight, bool yBottomUp );
 
+    virtual void ComputeScaleAndOrigin();
+
 protected:
     // implementation
     // --------------
 
-    virtual void ComputeScaleAndOrigin();
-
     wxCoord XDEV2LOG(wxCoord x) const
     {
         return DeviceToLogicalX(x);