diff --git a/include/widgets/danchors.h b/include/widgets/danchors.h
index 10efb4efb..caa275f1c 100644
--- a/include/widgets/danchors.h
+++ b/include/widgets/danchors.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 private:
     DAnchorsBase(QWidget *w, bool);
 
-    QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<QSharedData> d_ptr;
+    QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<DAnchorsBasePrivate> d_ptr;
 
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(DAnchorsBase)
 };
diff --git a/src/widgets/danchors.cpp b/src/widgets/danchors.cpp
index db893e151..e670f88ba 100644
--- a/src/widgets/danchors.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/danchors.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ class DAnchorsRect: public QRect
 
 class DAnchorsBasePrivate : public QSharedData
 {
+public:
     DAnchorsBasePrivate(DAnchorsBase *qq): q_ptr(qq) {}
     ~DAnchorsBasePrivate()
     {