diff --git a/FL/Fl_Device.H b/FL/Fl_Device.H
index fc3664408..daf0ec63d 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Device.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Device.H
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ class FL_EXPORT Fl_Surface_Device {
 protected:
   /** Constructor that sets the graphics driver to use for the created surface. */
   Fl_Surface_Device(Fl_Graphics_Driver *graphics_driver) {pGraphicsDriver = graphics_driver; }
+  /** Sets the graphics driver of this drawing surface. */
+  inline void driver(Fl_Graphics_Driver *graphics_driver) {pGraphicsDriver = graphics_driver;};
 public:
   virtual void set_current(void);
   virtual bool is_current();
-  /** \brief Sets the graphics driver of this drawing surface. */
-  inline void driver(Fl_Graphics_Driver *graphics_driver) {pGraphicsDriver = graphics_driver;};
   /** \brief Returns the graphics driver of this drawing surface. */
   inline Fl_Graphics_Driver *driver() {return pGraphicsDriver; };
   /** The current drawing surface.