diff --git a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/utils.h b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/utils.h
index 0811fac9ffa..aa077d2e68a 100644
--- a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/utils.h
+++ b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/utils.h
@@ -129,12 +129,11 @@ class __pstl_assign
 };
 
 template <typename _Comp, typename _Proj>
-class __compare
+struct __compare
 {
     _Comp __comp;
     _Proj __proj;
 
-  public:
     template <typename _Xp, typename _Yp>
     bool
     operator()(_Xp&& __x, _Yp&& __y)