diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast/source/java/com/ibm/wala/cast/ir/translator/AstTranslator.java b/com.ibm.wala.cast/source/java/com/ibm/wala/cast/ir/translator/AstTranslator.java
index 12e22ebf3..1e02599dc 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast/source/java/com/ibm/wala/cast/ir/translator/AstTranslator.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast/source/java/com/ibm/wala/cast/ir/translator/AstTranslator.java
@@ -3153,7 +3153,7 @@ public abstract class AstTranslator extends CAstVisitor<AstTranslator.WalkContex
     return map;
   }
 
-  protected final CAstType getTypeForNode(WalkContext context, CAstNode node) {
+  protected final static CAstType getTypeForNode(WalkContext context, CAstNode node) {
     if (context.top().getNodeTypeMap() != null) {
       return context.top().getNodeTypeMap().getNodeType(node);
     } else {