diff --git a/indra/llcommon/lleventtimer.h b/indra/llcommon/lleventtimer.h
index 62586dd92f..7f42623d01 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/lleventtimer.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/lleventtimer.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "lltimer.h"
 
 // class for scheduling a function to be called at a given frequency (approximate, inprecise)
-class LL_COMMON_API LLEventTimer : protected LLInstanceTracker<LLEventTimer>
+class LL_COMMON_API LLEventTimer : public LLInstanceTracker<LLEventTimer>
 {
 public:
 	LLEventTimer(F32 period);	// period is the amount of time between each call to tick() in seconds