1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/option.h b/src/option.h
index 639f049b..633d35e0 100644
--- a/src/option.h
+++ b/src/option.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace ledger {
 template <typename T>
 class option_t
 {
+protected:
   const char * name;
   std::size_t  name_len;
   const char   ch;