diff --git url_request.h url_request.h
index e623c20..c6c9058 100644
--- url_request.h
+++ url_request.h
@@ -608,10 +608,10 @@ class NET_EXPORT URLRequest : NON_EXPORTED_BASE(public base::NonThreadSafe),
     return proxy_server_;
   }
 
- protected:
   // Allow the URLRequestJob class to control the is_pending() flag.
   void set_is_pending(bool value) { is_pending_ = value; }
 
+ protected:
   // Allow the URLRequestJob class to set our status too
   void set_status(const URLRequestStatus& value) { status_ = value; }