diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 649d7fa79242d..7fc70fa27a575 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -52400,7 +52400,7 @@ 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 3c3054eaa5b65..f7f92f090467b 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -55488,7 +55488,7 @@ 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();