diff --git a/include/osgDB/SharedStateManager b/include/osgDB/SharedStateManager
index 6bb581271..07c192179 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/SharedStateManager
+++ b/include/osgDB/SharedStateManager
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ namespace osgDB {
 
         // Call right after each load
         void share(osg::Node *node, OpenThreads::Mutex *mt=0);
-        
-    protected:
 
         void apply(osg::Node& node);
         void apply(osg::Geode& geode);
+        
+    protected:
+
         void process(osg::StateSet* ss, osg::Object* parent);
         inline osg::StateAttribute *find(osg::StateAttribute *sa);
         inline osg::StateSet *find(osg::StateSet *ss);