diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer.h
index 41ac7e4bd..9418650c1 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer.h
@@ -252,14 +252,14 @@ public:
     return state_;
   }
 
-  /// @}
-
-protected:
-
   /** Build a damped system for a specific lambda */
   GaussianFactorGraph buildDampedSystem(const GaussianFactorGraph& linear);
   friend class ::NonlinearOptimizerMoreOptimizationTest;
 
+  /// @}
+
+protected:
+
   /** Access the parameters (base class version) */
   virtual const NonlinearOptimizerParams& _params() const {
     return params_;