diff --git a/sstables/index_reader.hh b/sstables/index_reader.hh
index d88966e412..187c851584 100644
--- a/sstables/index_reader.hh
+++ b/sstables/index_reader.hh
@@ -752,6 +752,16 @@ private:
             b.current_list = {};
         });
     }
+
+    file_input_stream_options get_file_input_stream_options(const io_priority_class& pc) {
+        file_input_stream_options options;
+        options.buffer_size = _sstable->sstable_buffer_size;
+        options.read_ahead = 2;
+        options.io_priority_class = pc;
+        options.dynamic_adjustments = _sstable->_index_history;
+        return options;
+    }
+
 public:
     index_reader(shared_sstable sst, reader_permit permit, const io_priority_class& pc, tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_state,
                  use_caching caching, bool single_partition_read = false)
@@ -797,15 +807,6 @@ public:
         return current_partition_entry(_lower_bound);
     }
 
-    file_input_stream_options get_file_input_stream_options(const io_priority_class& pc) {
-        file_input_stream_options options;
-        options.buffer_size = _sstable->sstable_buffer_size;
-        options.read_ahead = 2;
-        options.io_priority_class = pc;
-        options.dynamic_adjustments = _sstable->_index_history;
-        return options;
-    }
-
     // Returns a pointer to the clustered index cursor for the current partition
     // or nullptr if there is no clustered index in the current partition.
     // Returns the same instance until we move to a different partition.