diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/BListValueNode.h b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/BListValueNode.h
index 252cf332e4..2c96f41215 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/BListValueNode.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/BListValueNode.h
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ public:
 
 private:
 			class BListElementNodeChild;
+
+			// for GCC2
+			friend class BListElementNodeChild;
+
 			typedef BObjectList<ValueNodeChild> ChildNodeList;
 
 private: