diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-http-ixr-client.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-http-ixr-client.php
index b412e2a2f8..2a18716c46 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-http-ixr-client.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-http-ixr-client.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 class WP_HTTP_IXR_Client extends IXR_Client {
 
-	function __construct($server, $path = false, $port = false, $timeout = 15) {
+	public function __construct($server, $path = false, $port = false, $timeout = 15) {
 		if ( ! $path ) {
 			// Assume we have been given a URL instead
 			$bits = parse_url($server);
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class WP_HTTP_IXR_Client extends IXR_Client {
 			if ( ! $this->path ) {
 				$this->path = '/';
 			}
-				
+
 			if ( ! empty( $bits['query'] ) ) {
 				$this->path .= '?' . $bits['query'];
 			}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class WP_HTTP_IXR_Client extends IXR_Client {
 		$this->timeout = $timeout;
 	}
 
-	function query() {
+	public function query() {
 		$args = func_get_args();
 		$method = array_shift($args);
 		$request = new IXR_Request($method, $args);