diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/cocos/platform/win32/CCEGLView.h b/loader/include/Geode/cocos/platform/win32/CCEGLView.h
index a3628e775..0d20e01b8 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/cocos/platform/win32/CCEGLView.h
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/cocos/platform/win32/CCEGLView.h
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ class CC_DLL CCEGLView : public CCEGLViewProtocol, public CCObject
 	void updateFrameSize();
 
 
-protected:
-	static CCEGLView* s_pEglView;
+public:
+    static CCEGLView* s_pEglView;
     // @note unknown members here
     uint8_t m_unkPad[8];
     bool m_bCaptured;