diff --git a/trunk/paradiseo-mo/src/memory/moIndexedVectorTabuList.h b/trunk/paradiseo-mo/src/memory/moIndexedVectorTabuList.h
index 1283bbbc7..f01e17f1b 100644
--- a/trunk/paradiseo-mo/src/memory/moIndexedVectorTabuList.h
+++ b/trunk/paradiseo-mo/src/memory/moIndexedVectorTabuList.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 
-private:
+protected:
     //tabu list
     std::vector< unsigned int > tabuList;
     //maximum size of the tabu list