diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Android.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Android.h
index e36cc3ca0b..2241ae4daa 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Android.h	
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Android.h	
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ protected:
     class AndroidBuildConfiguration  : public BuildConfiguration
     {
     public:
-        AndroidBuildConfiguration (Project& project, const ValueTree& settings)
-            : BuildConfiguration (project, settings)
+        AndroidBuildConfiguration (Project& p, const ValueTree& settings)
+            : BuildConfiguration (p, settings)
         {
             if (getArchitectures().isEmpty())
                 getArchitecturesValue() = "armeabi armeabi-v7a";
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ protected:
         }
     };
 
-    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& settings) const
+    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& v) const
     {
-        return new AndroidBuildConfiguration (project, settings);
+        return new AndroidBuildConfiguration (project, v);
     }
 
 private:
@@ -629,9 +629,9 @@ private:
     void writeStringsFile (const File& file) const
     {
         XmlElement strings ("resources");
-        XmlElement* name = strings.createNewChildElement ("string");
-        name->setAttribute ("name", "app_name");
-        name->addTextElement (projectName);
+        XmlElement* resourceName = strings.createNewChildElement ("string");
+        resourceName->setAttribute ("name", "app_name");
+        resourceName->addTextElement (projectName);
 
         writeXmlOrThrow (strings, file, "utf-8", 100);
     }
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h
index 144ea6bbd9..6142af0b8b 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h	
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h	
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ protected:
     class MSVCBuildConfiguration  : public BuildConfiguration
     {
     public:
-        MSVCBuildConfiguration (Project& project, const ValueTree& settings)
-            : BuildConfiguration (project, settings)
+        MSVCBuildConfiguration (Project& p, const ValueTree& settings)
+            : BuildConfiguration (p, settings)
         {
             if (getWarningLevel() == 0)
                 getWarningLevelValue() = 4;
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ protected:
         }
     };
 
-    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& settings) const
+    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& v) const
     {
-        return new MSVCBuildConfiguration (project, settings);
+        return new MSVCBuildConfiguration (project, v);
     }
 
     static int getWarningLevel (const BuildConfiguration& config)
@@ -989,8 +989,8 @@ protected:
     class VC2010BuildConfiguration  : public MSVCBuildConfiguration
     {
     public:
-        VC2010BuildConfiguration (Project& project, const ValueTree& settings)
-            : MSVCBuildConfiguration (project, settings)
+        VC2010BuildConfiguration (Project& p, const ValueTree& settings)
+            : MSVCBuildConfiguration (p, settings)
         {
             if (getArchitectureType().toString().isEmpty())
                 getArchitectureType() = get32BitArchName();
@@ -1018,9 +1018,9 @@ protected:
 
     virtual void addPlatformToolsetToPropertyGroup (XmlElement&) const {}
 
-    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& settings) const
+    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& v) const
     {
-        return new VC2010BuildConfiguration (project, settings);
+        return new VC2010BuildConfiguration (project, v);
     }
 
     static bool is64Bit (const BuildConfiguration& config)
@@ -1138,9 +1138,9 @@ protected:
                 }
 
                 {
-                    XmlElement* name = props->createNewChildElement ("TargetName");
-                    setConditionAttribute (*name, config);
-                    name->addTextElement (config.getOutputFilename (String::empty, true));
+                    XmlElement* targetName = props->createNewChildElement ("TargetName");
+                    setConditionAttribute (*targetName, config);
+                    targetName->addTextElement (config.getOutputFilename (String::empty, true));
                 }
 
                 {
@@ -1523,9 +1523,9 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    void addPlatformToolsetToPropertyGroup (XmlElement& project) const
+    void addPlatformToolsetToPropertyGroup (XmlElement& p) const
     {
-        forEachXmlChildElementWithTagName (project, e, "PropertyGroup")
+        forEachXmlChildElementWithTagName (p, e, "PropertyGroup")
         {
             XmlElement* platformToolset (new XmlElement ("PlatformToolset"));
             platformToolset->addTextElement (getPlatformToolset());
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
index 60303d6525..ed04457a05 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h	
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h	
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ protected:
     class MakeBuildConfiguration  : public BuildConfiguration
     {
     public:
-        MakeBuildConfiguration (Project& project, const ValueTree& settings)
-            : BuildConfiguration (project, settings)
+        MakeBuildConfiguration (Project& p, const ValueTree& settings)
+            : BuildConfiguration (p, settings)
         {
             setValueIfVoid (getLibrarySearchPathValue(), "/usr/X11R6/lib/");
         }
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ protected:
         }
     };
 
-    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& settings) const
+    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& tree) const
     {
-        return new MakeBuildConfiguration (project, settings);
+        return new MakeBuildConfiguration (project, tree);
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_XCode.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_XCode.h
index 460f7c4b45..66f6b88bed 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_XCode.h	
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_XCode.h	
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ protected:
         bool iOS;
     };
 
-    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& settings) const
+    BuildConfiguration::Ptr createBuildConfig (const ValueTree& v) const
     {
-        return new XcodeBuildConfiguration (project, settings, iOS);
+        return new XcodeBuildConfiguration (project, v, iOS);
     }
 
 private:
@@ -1202,12 +1202,12 @@ private:
         misc.add (v);
     }
 
-    void addShellScriptBuildPhase (const String& name, const String& script) const
+    void addShellScriptBuildPhase (const String& phaseName, const String& script) const
     {
         if (script.trim().isNotEmpty())
         {
             ValueTree& v = addBuildPhase ("PBXShellScriptBuildPhase", StringArray());
-            v.setProperty (Ids::name, name, nullptr);
+            v.setProperty (Ids::name, phaseName, nullptr);
             v.setProperty ("shellPath", "/bin/sh", nullptr);
             v.setProperty ("shellScript", script.replace ("\\", "\\\\")
                                                 .replace ("\"", "\\\"")
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_ModulesPanel.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_ModulesPanel.h
index c7930090f2..16c97a5172 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_ModulesPanel.h
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_ModulesPanel.h
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ public:
             flipRow (row);
         }
 
-        void selectedRowsChanged (int lastRowSelected)
+        void selectedRowsChanged (int row)
         {
-            owner->selectionChanged (list.modules [lastRowSelected]);
+            owner->selectionChanged (list.modules [row]);
         }
 
         void flipRow (int row)
@@ -269,13 +269,15 @@ public:
                 mappings.add (Project::configFlagEnabled);
                 mappings.add (Project::configFlagDisabled);
 
-                OwnedArray <Project::ConfigFlag> flags;
-                module->getConfigFlags (project, flags);
+                OwnedArray <Project::ConfigFlag> configFlags;
+                module->getConfigFlags (project, configFlags);
 
-                for (int i = 0; i < flags.size(); ++i)
+                for (int i = 0; i < configFlags.size(); ++i)
                 {
-                    ChoicePropertyComponent* c = new ChoicePropertyComponent (flags[i]->value, flags[i]->symbol, possibleValues, mappings);
-                    c->setTooltip (flags[i]->description);
+                    ChoicePropertyComponent* c = new ChoicePropertyComponent (configFlags[i]->value,
+                                                                              configFlags[i]->symbol,
+                                                                              possibleValues, mappings);
+                    c->setTooltip (configFlags[i]->description);
                     props.add (c);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_ProjectContentComponent.cpp b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_ProjectContentComponent.cpp
index 45c45fad06..86355c42fd 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_ProjectContentComponent.cpp
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_ProjectContentComponent.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
 class FileTreeTab   : public TreePanelBase
 {
 public:
-    FileTreeTab (Project& project)
-        : TreePanelBase (&project, "fileTreeState")
+    FileTreeTab (Project& p)
+        : TreePanelBase (&p, "fileTreeState")
     {
         tree.setMultiSelectEnabled (true);
-        setRoot (new GroupTreeViewItem (project.getMainGroup()));
+        setRoot (new GroupTreeViewItem (p.getMainGroup()));
     }
 };
 
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ public:
 class ConfigTreeTab   : public TreePanelBase
 {
 public:
-    ConfigTreeTab (Project& project)
-        : TreePanelBase (&project, "settingsTreeState")
+    ConfigTreeTab (Project& p)
+        : TreePanelBase (&p, "settingsTreeState")
     {
         tree.setMultiSelectEnabled (false);
-        setRoot (createProjectConfigTreeViewRoot (project));
+        setRoot (createProjectConfigTreeViewRoot (p));
 
         if (tree.getNumSelectedItems() == 0)
             tree.getRootItem()->setSelected (true, true);
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_JucerTreeViewBase.cpp b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_JucerTreeViewBase.cpp
index 6a64bde4de..a37bd1c069 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_JucerTreeViewBase.cpp
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_JucerTreeViewBase.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ JucerTreeViewBase::~JucerTreeViewBase()
 
 void JucerTreeViewBase::refreshSubItems()
 {
-    WholeTreeOpennessRestorer openness (*this);
+    WholeTreeOpennessRestorer wtor (*this);
     clearSubItems();
     addSubItems();
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/streams/juce_MemoryOutputStream.cpp b/modules/juce_core/streams/juce_MemoryOutputStream.cpp
index 9017c8b0c9..82706d3ab8 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/streams/juce_MemoryOutputStream.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/streams/juce_MemoryOutputStream.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void MemoryOutputStream::reset() noexcept
 
 void MemoryOutputStream::prepareToWrite (size_t numBytes)
 {
-    jassert (numBytes >= 0);
+    jassert ((ssize_t) numBytes >= 0);
     size_t storageNeeded = position + numBytes;
 
     if (storageNeeded >= data.getSize())
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_TimeSliceThread.cpp b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_TimeSliceThread.cpp
index ba2d37e9d4..5410635ea8 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_TimeSliceThread.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_TimeSliceThread.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
   ==============================================================================
 */
 
-TimeSliceThread::TimeSliceThread (const String& threadName)
-    : Thread (threadName),
+TimeSliceThread::TimeSliceThread (const String& name)
+    : Thread (name),
       clientBeingCalled (nullptr)
 {
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_GZIPCompressorOutputStream.cpp b/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_GZIPCompressorOutputStream.cpp
index 6b9df015da..77f0fff4fb 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_GZIPCompressorOutputStream.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_GZIPCompressorOutputStream.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void GZIPCompressorOutputStream::flush()
 
 bool GZIPCompressorOutputStream::write (const void* destBuffer, size_t howMany)
 {
-    jassert (destBuffer != nullptr && howMany >= 0);
+    jassert (destBuffer != nullptr && (ssize_t) howMany >= 0);
 
     return helper->write (static_cast <const uint8*> (destBuffer), howMany, *destStream);
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
index 8539165c74..a16337549e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public:
     }
 
     SharedObject (const SharedObject& other)
-        : type (other.type), properties (other.properties), parent (nullptr)
+        : ReferenceCountedObject (other),
+          type (other.type), properties (other.properties), parent (nullptr)
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < other.children.size(); ++i)
         {
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.cpp
index 344eb35e36..dff5b091da 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ public:
     }
 
     SharedFontInternal (const SharedFontInternal& other) noexcept
-        : typefaceName (other.typefaceName),
+        : ReferenceCountedObject (other),
+          typefaceName (other.typefaceName),
           typefaceStyle (other.typefaceStyle),
           height (other.height),
           horizontalScale (other.horizontalScale),
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_RenderingHelpers.h b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_RenderingHelpers.h
index e3a0383be4..9ea92c99cf 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_RenderingHelpers.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_RenderingHelpers.h
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ namespace ClipRegions
         EdgeTableRegion (const Rectangle<float>& r) : edgeTable (r) {}
         EdgeTableRegion (const RectangleList& r)    : edgeTable (r) {}
         EdgeTableRegion (const Rectangle<int>& bounds, const Path& p, const AffineTransform& t) : edgeTable (bounds, p, t) {}
-        EdgeTableRegion (const EdgeTableRegion& other) : edgeTable (other.edgeTable) {}
+        EdgeTableRegion (const EdgeTableRegion& other) : Base (other), edgeTable (other.edgeTable) {}
 
         Ptr clone() const                           { return new EdgeTableRegion (*this); }
         Ptr applyClipTo (const Ptr& target) const   { return target->clipToEdgeTable (edgeTable); }
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ namespace ClipRegions
     public:
         RectangleListRegion (const Rectangle<int>& r) : clip (r) {}
         RectangleListRegion (const RectangleList& r)  : clip (r) {}
-        RectangleListRegion (const RectangleListRegion& other) : clip (other.clip) {}
+        RectangleListRegion (const RectangleListRegion& other) : Base (other), clip (other.clip) {}
 
         Ptr clone() const                           { return new RectangleListRegion (*this); }
         Ptr applyClipTo (const Ptr& target) const   { return target->clipToRectangleList (clip); }
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/commands/juce_KeyPressMappingSet.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/commands/juce_KeyPressMappingSet.cpp
index 1a0fe3845c..19131390de 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/commands/juce_KeyPressMappingSet.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/commands/juce_KeyPressMappingSet.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ KeyPressMappingSet::KeyPressMappingSet (ApplicationCommandManager& cm)
 }
 
 KeyPressMappingSet::KeyPressMappingSet (const KeyPressMappingSet& other)
-    : ChangeBroadcaster(),
+    : KeyListener(), ChangeBroadcaster(), FocusChangeListener(),
       commandManager (other.commandManager)
 {
     Desktop::getInstance().addFocusChangeListener (this);
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawablePath.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawablePath.cpp
index 14b0ae3ac9..3679debe96 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawablePath.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawablePath.cpp
@@ -406,10 +406,10 @@ namespace DrawablePathHelpers
 float DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::findProportionAlongLine (const Point<float>& targetPoint, Expression::Scope* scope) const
 {
     using namespace DrawablePathHelpers;
-    const Identifier type (state.getType());
+    const Identifier pointType (state.getType());
     float bestProp = 0;
 
-    if (type == cubicToElement)
+    if (pointType == cubicToElement)
     {
         RelativePoint rp1 (getStartPoint()), rp2 (getControlPoint (0)), rp3 (getControlPoint (1)), rp4 (getEndPoint());
 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ float DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::findProportionAlongLine (const Po
             }
         }
     }
-    else if (type == quadraticToElement)
+    else if (pointType == quadraticToElement)
     {
         RelativePoint rp1 (getStartPoint()), rp2 (getControlPoint (0)), rp3 (getEndPoint());
         const Point<float> points[] = { rp1.resolve (scope), rp2.resolve (scope), rp3.resolve (scope) };
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ float DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::findProportionAlongLine (const Po
             }
         }
     }
-    else if (type == lineToElement)
+    else if (pointType == lineToElement)
     {
         RelativePoint rp1 (getStartPoint()), rp2 (getEndPoint());
         const Line<float> line (rp1.resolve (scope), rp2.resolve (scope));
@@ -463,9 +463,9 @@ float DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::findProportionAlongLine (const Po
 ValueTree DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::insertPoint (const Point<float>& targetPoint, Expression::Scope* scope, UndoManager* undoManager)
 {
     ValueTree newTree;
-    const Identifier type (state.getType());
+    const Identifier pointType (state.getType());
 
-    if (type == cubicToElement)
+    if (pointType == cubicToElement)
     {
         float bestProp = findProportionAlongLine (targetPoint, scope);
 
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ ValueTree DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::insertPoint (const Point<floa
 
         state.getParent().addChild (newTree, state.getParent().indexOf (state) + 1, undoManager);
     }
-    else if (type == quadraticToElement)
+    else if (pointType == quadraticToElement)
     {
         float bestProp = findProportionAlongLine (targetPoint, scope);
 
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ ValueTree DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::insertPoint (const Point<floa
 
         state.getParent().addChild (newTree, state.getParent().indexOf (state) + 1, undoManager);
     }
-    else if (type == lineToElement)
+    else if (pointType == lineToElement)
     {
         RelativePoint rp1 (getStartPoint()), rp2 (getEndPoint());
         const Line<float> line (rp1.resolve (scope), rp2.resolve (scope));
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ ValueTree DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::insertPoint (const Point<floa
 
         state.getParent().addChild (newTree, state.getParent().indexOf (state) + 1, undoManager);
     }
-    else if (type == closeSubPathElement)
+    else if (pointType == closeSubPathElement)
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp
index b05e6f2875..cfd9c880f8 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp
@@ -77,31 +77,31 @@ int TabBarButton::getBestTabLength (const int depth)
     return getLookAndFeel().getTabButtonBestWidth (*this, depth);
 }
 
-void TabBarButton::calcAreas (Rectangle<int>& extraComp, Rectangle<int>& text) const
+void TabBarButton::calcAreas (Rectangle<int>& extraComp, Rectangle<int>& textArea) const
 {
     LookAndFeel& lf = getLookAndFeel();
-    text = getActiveArea();
+    textArea = getActiveArea();
 
-    const int depth = owner.isVertical() ? text.getWidth() : text.getHeight();
+    const int depth = owner.isVertical() ? textArea.getWidth() : textArea.getHeight();
     const int overlap = lf.getTabButtonOverlap (depth);
 
     if (overlap > 0)
     {
         if (owner.isVertical())
-            text.reduce (0, overlap);
+            textArea.reduce (0, overlap);
         else
-            text.reduce (overlap, 0);
+            textArea.reduce (overlap, 0);
     }
 
     if (extraComponent != nullptr)
-        extraComp = lf.getTabButtonExtraComponentBounds (*this, text, *extraComponent);
+        extraComp = lf.getTabButtonExtraComponentBounds (*this, textArea, *extraComponent);
 }
 
 Rectangle<int> TabBarButton::getTextArea() const
 {
-    Rectangle<int> extraComp, text;
-    calcAreas (extraComp, text);
-    return text;
+    Rectangle<int> extraComp, textArea;
+    calcAreas (extraComp, textArea);
+    return textArea;
 }
 
 Rectangle<int> TabBarButton::getActiveArea() const
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ void TabBarButton::resized()
 {
     if (extraComponent != nullptr)
     {
-        Rectangle<int> extraComp, text;
-        calcAreas (extraComp, text);
+        Rectangle<int> extraComp, textArea;
+        calcAreas (extraComp, textArea);
 
         if (! extraComp.isEmpty())
             extraComponent->setBounds (extraComp);
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/menus/juce_PopupMenu.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/menus/juce_PopupMenu.cpp
index 581f64339d..0eb463faba 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/menus/juce_PopupMenu.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/menus/juce_PopupMenu.cpp
@@ -1602,9 +1602,9 @@ void PopupMenu::setLookAndFeel (LookAndFeel* const newLookAndFeel)
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-PopupMenu::CustomComponent::CustomComponent (const bool isTriggeredAutomatically)
+PopupMenu::CustomComponent::CustomComponent (bool autoTrigger)
     : isHighlighted (false),
-      triggeredAutomatically (isTriggeredAutomatically)
+      triggeredAutomatically (autoTrigger)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm
index 7cea0bb69f..23abaa64dd 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm
@@ -324,9 +324,6 @@ private:
             [recentItem release];
         }
 
-        NSMenuItem* recentItem;
-
-    private:
         static NSMenuItem* findRecentFilesItem (NSArray* const items)
         {
             for (id object in items)
@@ -337,6 +334,8 @@ private:
             return nil;
         }
 
+        NSMenuItem* recentItem;
+
         JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (RecentFilesMenuItem)
     };