diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_noncopyable.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_noncopyable.hpp
index eb0823e8..f5746588 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_noncopyable.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_noncopyable.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         //! Deriving classes become noncopyable and nonmovable
         class NonCopyable {
+        public:
             NonCopyable( NonCopyable const& ) = delete;
             NonCopyable( NonCopyable&& ) = delete;
             NonCopyable& operator=( NonCopyable const& ) = delete;