@@ -89,11 +89,13 @@
 #ifndef OF_SEEKABLE_STREAM_M
 @private
 #endif
 	char *_readBuffer, *_writeBuffer;
 	size_t _readBufferLength, _writeBufferLength;
-	bool _writeBufferEnabled, _blocking, _waitingForDelimiter;
+	bool _writeBufferEnabled, _waitingForDelimiter;
+@protected
+	bool _blocking;
 }
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_PROPERTIES
 @property (getter=isWriteBufferEnabled) bool writeBufferEnabled;
 @property (getter=isBlocking) bool blocking;