--- a/liboctave/dim-vector.h
+++ b/liboctave/dim-vector.h
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@
 
   void chop_all_singletons (void);
 
+  // WARNING: Only call by jit
+  octave_idx_type *to_jit (void) const
+  {
+    return rep;
+  }
+
 private:
 
   static octave_idx_type *nil_rep (void)
@@ -220,9 +226,6 @@
       return zv.rep;
     }
 
-  explicit dim_vector (octave_idx_type *r)
-    : rep (r) { }
-
 public:
 
   static octave_idx_type dim_max (void);
@@ -233,6 +236,10 @@
   dim_vector (const dim_vector& dv) : rep (dv.rep)
   { OCTREFCOUNT_ATOMIC_INCREMENT (&(count())); }
 
+  // FIXME: Should be private, but required by array constructor for jit
+  explicit dim_vector (octave_idx_type *r)
+    : rep (r) { }
+
   static dim_vector alloc (int n)
   {
     return dim_vector (newrep (n < 2 ? 2 : n));