diff --git a/src/mem/xbar.hh b/src/mem/xbar.hh
index a92eb044e..c9949e364 100644
--- a/src/mem/xbar.hh
+++ b/src/mem/xbar.hh
@@ -439,8 +439,6 @@ class BaseXBar : public MemObject
 
     BaseXBar(const BaseXBarParams *p);
 
-    virtual ~BaseXBar();
-
     /**
      * Stats for transaction distribution and data passing through the
      * crossbar. The transaction distribution is globally counting
@@ -456,6 +454,8 @@ class BaseXBar : public MemObject
 
   public:
 
+    virtual ~BaseXBar();
+
     virtual void init();
 
     /** A function used to return the port associated with this object. */