diff --git a/src/core/auth/qgsauthorizationsettings.h b/src/core/auth/qgsauthorizationsettings.h
index 35a0a2398954..3b44ac23283f 100644
--- a/src/core/auth/qgsauthorizationsettings.h
+++ b/src/core/auth/qgsauthorizationsettings.h
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
  * \brief Utility class that contains authorization information.
  * \since QGIS 3.42
  */
-struct CORE_EXPORT QgsAuthorizationSettings
+class CORE_EXPORT QgsAuthorizationSettings
 {
+  public:
+  
   //! Constructor for QgsAuthorizationSettings.
   QgsAuthorizationSettings( const QString &userName = QString(), const QString &password = QString(), const QgsHttpHeaders &httpHeaders = QgsHttpHeaders(), const QString &authcfg = QString() )
     : mUserName( userName )