diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc.h b/src/gui/components/cc.h
index 20db52260..c606c5ee0 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 class CComponents
 {
+	private:
+		bool allowPaint(const int& i);
 	protected:
 		int x, y, height, width, corner_type, shadow_w;
 		int corner_rad, fr_thickness;
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ class CComponents
 		bool	firstPaint, shadow, is_painted, paint_bg;
 		
 		void initVarBasic();
-		bool allowPaint(int i);
 		void paintFbItems(bool do_save_bg = true);
 		virtual fb_pixel_t* getScreen(int ax, int ay, int dx, int dy);
 		comp_screen_data_t saved_screen;
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_base.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_base.cpp
index 6872023f8..b5fda280c 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_base.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_base.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void CComponents::initVarBasic()
 	saved_screen.pixbuf 	= NULL;
 }
 
-bool CComponents::allowPaint(int i)
+bool CComponents::allowPaint(const int& i)
 {
 	if(v_fbdata[i].fbdata_type == CC_FBDATA_TYPE_BOX)
 		return true;