diff --git a/fem/common/localoperator.hh b/fem/common/localoperator.hh
index 94d0a805872864e81e354082ddac0e9f3336ccac..1e1738531bbe2e7afcf29b8d95c9892bbc5d206a 100644
--- a/fem/common/localoperator.hh
+++ b/fem/common/localoperator.hh
@@ -251,11 +251,12 @@ namespace Dune
         and to the underlying operators
      */
   private:
-    bool printMSG_;
-
     //! operator A and B
     A & _a;
     B & _b;
+
+    // if true some messages in Constructor and Destructor are printed
+    bool printMSG_;
   };
 
 
@@ -419,8 +420,6 @@ namespace Dune
     template<class EntityType>
     void applyLocal(EntityType & en1, EntityType &en2);
   protected:
-    bool printMSG_;
-
     //! reference to local operator A
     A & _a;
 
@@ -428,6 +427,8 @@ namespace Dune
     const ScalarType scalar_;
     ScalarType tmpScalar_;
 
+    // if true some messages in Contructor and Destructor are printed
+    bool printMSG_;
   }; // end class ScaledLocalOperator
 
   //****************************************************