diff --git a/include/opendht/http.h b/include/opendht/http.h
index cc8d5f9ea97fb8995bd5bf127bfd5c809f3d83ed..46b722cef448448fe4ea4400dccd24a60fe6da07 100644
--- a/include/opendht/http.h
+++ b/include/opendht/http.h
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ public:
      * User action to cancel the Request and call the completion callbacks.
      */
     void cancel();
+    void terminate(const asio::error_code& ec);
 
 private:
     using OnCompleteCb = std::function<void()>;
@@ -320,8 +321,6 @@ private:
 
     void connect(std::vector<asio::ip::tcp::endpoint>&& endpoints, HandlerCb cb = {});
 
-    void terminate(const asio::error_code& ec);
-
     void post();
 
     void handle_request(const asio::error_code& ec);