diff --git a/panda/src/downloader/asyncUtility.h b/panda/src/downloader/asyncUtility.h
index e76c11861e..5f4769ae27 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloader/asyncUtility.h
+++ b/panda/src/downloader/asyncUtility.h
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ PUBLISHED:
   INLINE void set_frequency(float frequency);
   INLINE float get_frequency(void) const;
 
+  void create_thread(void);
+
 public:
   AsyncUtility(float frequency = 0.2);
   virtual ~AsyncUtility(void);
 
-  void create_thread(void);
-
 protected:
   void destroy_thread(void);
   static void* st_callback(void *arg);