diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 6066dc2848615..71568004d7606 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -52427,7 +52427,7 @@ package java.net {
     method protected abstract void connect(java.net.InetAddress, int) throws java.io.IOException;
     method protected abstract void connect(java.net.SocketAddress, int) throws java.io.IOException;
     method protected abstract void create(boolean) throws java.io.IOException;
-    method public java.io.FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor();
+    method protected java.io.FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor();
     method protected java.net.InetAddress getInetAddress();
     method protected abstract java.io.InputStream getInputStream() throws java.io.IOException;
     method protected int getLocalPort();
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 7f6af33412a35..1c8967281cb0e 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -55515,7 +55515,7 @@ package java.net {
     method protected abstract void connect(java.net.InetAddress, int) throws java.io.IOException;
     method protected abstract void connect(java.net.SocketAddress, int) throws java.io.IOException;
     method protected abstract void create(boolean) throws java.io.IOException;
-    method public java.io.FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor();
+    method protected java.io.FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor();
     method protected java.net.InetAddress getInetAddress();
     method protected abstract java.io.InputStream getInputStream() throws java.io.IOException;
     method protected int getLocalPort();
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 06cb23af8a1d6..929b7cb72f864 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -52444,7 +52444,7 @@ package java.net {
     method protected abstract void connect(java.net.InetAddress, int) throws java.io.IOException;
     method protected abstract void connect(java.net.SocketAddress, int) throws java.io.IOException;
     method protected abstract void create(boolean) throws java.io.IOException;
-    method public java.io.FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor();
+    method protected java.io.FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor();
     method protected java.net.InetAddress getInetAddress();
     method protected abstract java.io.InputStream getInputStream() throws java.io.IOException;
     method protected int getLocalPort();