diff --git a/include/vcl/builderbase.hxx b/include/vcl/builderbase.hxx
index 64e6bf6532d1..f7216864c11e 100644
--- a/include/vcl/builderbase.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/builderbase.hxx
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
     typedef stringmap Adjustment;
     typedef stringmap TextBuffer;
 
+    static sal_Int32 extractActive(stringmap& rMap);
+
 protected:
     BuilderBase(std::u16string_view sUIDir, const OUString& rUIFile, bool bLegacy);
     virtual ~BuilderBase() = default;
diff --git a/vcl/source/window/builder.cxx b/vcl/source/window/builder.cxx
index 0a820713a680..c54014053d85 100644
--- a/vcl/source/window/builder.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/window/builder.cxx
@@ -1285,18 +1285,6 @@ bool VclBuilder::extractAdjustmentToMap(const OUString& id, VclBuilder::stringma
 
 namespace
 {
-    sal_Int32 extractActive(VclBuilder::stringmap &rMap)
-    {
-        sal_Int32 nActiveId = 0;
-        VclBuilder::stringmap::iterator aFind = rMap.find(u"active"_ustr);
-        if (aFind != rMap.end())
-        {
-            nActiveId = aFind->second.toInt32();
-            rMap.erase(aFind);
-        }
-        return nActiveId;
-    }
-
     bool extractSelectable(VclBuilder::stringmap &rMap)
     {
         bool bSelectable = false;
@@ -3495,7 +3483,7 @@ template<typename T> static bool insertItems(vcl::Window *pWindow, VclBuilder::s
     if (!pContainer)
         return false;
 
-    sal_uInt16 nActiveId = extractActive(rMap);
+    sal_uInt16 nActiveId = BuilderBase::extractActive(rMap);
     for (auto const& item : rItems)
     {
         sal_Int32 nPos = pContainer->InsertEntry(item.m_sItem);
@@ -3754,6 +3742,18 @@ bool BuilderBase::hasOrientationVertical(VclBuilder::stringmap &rMap)
     return bVertical;
 }
 
+sal_Int32 BuilderBase::extractActive(VclBuilder::stringmap& rMap)
+{
+    sal_Int32 nActiveId = 0;
+    VclBuilder::stringmap::iterator aFind = rMap.find(u"active"_ustr);
+    if (aFind != rMap.end())
+    {
+        nActiveId = aFind->second.toInt32();
+        rMap.erase(aFind);
+    }
+    return nActiveId;
+}
+
 bool BuilderBase::extractEntry(VclBuilder::stringmap &rMap)
 {
     bool bHasEntry = false;