diff --git a/vhdlpp/debug.cc b/vhdlpp/debug.cc
index 22fb312a6..dfa44257d 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/debug.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/debug.cc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void ComponentBase::dump_ports(ostream&out, int indent) const
       }
 }
 
-void Scope::dump_scope(ostream&out) const
+void ScopeBase::dump_scope(ostream&out) const
 {
 	// Dump types
       out << "   -- imported types" << endl;
diff --git a/vhdlpp/scope.h b/vhdlpp/scope.h
index 444583d09..df1f1daba 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/scope.h
+++ b/vhdlpp/scope.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ class ScopeBase {
         finalizers_.push_back(s);
       }
 
+      void dump_scope(ostream&out) const;
+
     protected:
       void cleanup();
 
@@ -154,9 +156,6 @@ class Scope : public ScopeBase {
 
       ComponentBase* find_component(perm_string by_name);
 
-    public:
-      void dump_scope(ostream&out) const;
-
     protected:
 	// Helper method for emitting signals in the scope.
       int emit_signals(ostream&out, Entity*ent, Architecture*arc);