diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index e2ec9df79..25f7c3bf5 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -2628,16 +2628,7 @@ void SymbolDatabase::printVariable(const Variable *var, const char *indent) cons
         }
     }
     std::cout << indent << "mIndex: " << var->index() << std::endl;
-    std::cout << indent << "mAccess: " <<
-              (var->isPublic() ? "Public" :
-               var->isProtected() ? "Protected" :
-               var->isPrivate() ? "Private" :
-               var->isGlobal() ? "Global" :
-               var->isNamespace() ? "Namespace" :
-               var->isArgument() ? "Argument" :
-               var->isLocal() ? "Local" :
-               var->isThrow() ? "Throw" :
-               "Unknown")  << std::endl;
+    std::cout << indent << "mAccess: " << accessControlToString(var->accessControl()) << std::endl;
     std::cout << indent << "mFlags: " << std::endl;
     std::cout << indent << "    isMutable: " << var->isMutable() << std::endl;
     std::cout << indent << "    isStatic: " << var->isStatic() << std::endl;
@@ -2704,10 +2695,7 @@ void SymbolDatabase::printOut(const char *title) const
                                               func->type == Function::eDestructor ? "Destructor" :
                                               func->type == Function::eFunction ? "Function" :
                                               "Unknown") << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "        access: " << (func->access == Public ? "Public" :
-                                                func->access == Protected ? "Protected" :
-                                                func->access == Private ? "Private" :
-                                                "Unknown")  << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "        access: " << accessControlToString(func->access) << std::endl;
             std::cout << "        hasBody: " << func->hasBody() << std::endl;
             std::cout << "        isInline: " << func->isInline() << std::endl;
             std::cout << "        isConst: " << func->isConst() << std::endl;
diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.h b/lib/symboldatabase.h
index 48900c96a..cde12f7ee 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.h
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.h
@@ -605,6 +605,10 @@ public:
 
     void setValueType(const ValueType &valueType);
 
+    AccessControl accessControl() const {
+        return mAccess;
+    }
+
 private:
     // only symbol database can change the type
     friend class SymbolDatabase;