diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
index 5336269156..5741f90e78 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ struct UIViewPeerControllerReceiver
 
 //==============================================================================
 class UIViewComponentPeer  : public ComponentPeer,
-                             private UIViewPeerControllerReceiver
+                             public UIViewPeerControllerReceiver
 {
 public:
     UIViewComponentPeer (Component&, int windowStyleFlags, UIView* viewToAttachTo);