diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.hh b/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
index b488e34ce..9d768576b 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ protected:
 
     struct Connection
     {
+        AutoCloseFD fd;
         FdSink to;
         FdSource from;
         unsigned int daemonVersion;
@@ -140,11 +141,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-    struct Connection : RemoteStore::Connection
-    {
-        AutoCloseFD fd;
-    };
-
     ref<RemoteStore::Connection> openConnection() override;
     std::experimental::optional<std::string> path;
 };