diff --git a/src/arch/x86/miscregfile.hh b/src/arch/x86/miscregfile.hh
index 4f0235f782..be04cd5288 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/miscregfile.hh
+++ b/src/arch/x86/miscregfile.hh
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ namespace X86ISA
 
     class MiscRegFile
     {
+      public:
         void clear();
 
         MiscRegFile()