diff --git a/src/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib/Zip/Compression/Streams/DeflaterOutputStream.cs b/src/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib/Zip/Compression/Streams/DeflaterOutputStream.cs
index 03cac7358..7a43c42a2 100644
--- a/src/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib/Zip/Compression/Streams/DeflaterOutputStream.cs
+++ b/src/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib/Zip/Compression/Streams/DeflaterOutputStream.cs
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ public bool CanPatchEntries
 
 		#region Encryption
 
-		private string password;
-
 		private ICryptoTransform cryptoTransform_;
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -162,29 +160,6 @@ public bool CanPatchEntries
 		/// </summary>
 		protected byte[] AESAuthCode;
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Get/set the password used for encryption.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <remarks>When set to null or if the password is empty no encryption is performed</remarks>
-		public string Password
-		{
-			get
-			{
-				return password;
-			}
-			set
-			{
-				if ((value != null) && (value.Length == 0))
-				{
-					password = null;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					password = value;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Encrypt a block of data
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib/Zip/ZipOutputStream.cs b/src/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib/Zip/ZipOutputStream.cs
index e2c0426fd..5a91ef554 100644
--- a/src/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib/Zip/ZipOutputStream.cs
+++ b/src/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib/Zip/ZipOutputStream.cs
@@ -154,6 +154,29 @@ public UseZip64 UseZip64
 		/// </summary>
 		public INameTransform NameTransform { get; set; } = new PathTransformer();
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Get/set the password used for encryption.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>When set to null or if the password is empty no encryption is performed</remarks>
+		public string Password
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return password;
+			}
+			set
+			{
+				if ((value != null) && (value.Length == 0))
+				{
+					password = null;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					password = value;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Write an unsigned short in little endian byte order.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -1010,6 +1033,11 @@ public override void Flush()
 		// NOTE: Setting the size for entries before they are added is the best solution!
 		private UseZip64 useZip64_ = UseZip64.Dynamic;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The password to use when encrypting archive entries.
+		/// </summary>
+		private string password;
+
 		#endregion Instance Fields
 	}
 }