diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/logging/logDecorators.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/logging/logDecorators.hpp
index 01c13d66629..c0035195456 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/logging/logDecorators.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/logging/logDecorators.hpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class outputStream;
 // declared above. For example, logging with 'uptime, level, tags' decorators results in:
 // [0,943s][info   ][logging] message.
 class LogDecorators {
-  friend class PrimitiveConversions::Translate<LogDecorators>;
+  friend struct PrimitiveConversions::Translate<LogDecorators>;
 
  #ifdef ASSERT
   friend class LogFileStreamOutput;