diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
index 8f8d17d4ad..1e324e7bec 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+private:
     AudioClient* _audioClient { nullptr };
     bool _quit { false };
 };