diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/modelPool.h b/panda/src/pgraph/modelPool.h
index f03e95ad1f..a36790079a 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/modelPool.h
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/modelPool.h
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ PUBLISHED:
   INLINE static void list_contents();
   static void write(ostream &out);
 
-  static ModelPool *get_ptr();
-
 private:
   INLINE ModelPool();
 
@@ -88,6 +86,8 @@ private:
   int ns_garbage_collect();
   void ns_list_contents(ostream &out) const;
 
+  static ModelPool *get_ptr();
+
   static ModelPool *_global_ptr;
 
   Mutex _lock;