diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/Task.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/Task.cs
index 89fab991d73488..458c914773cbcd 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/Task.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/Task.cs
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ internal bool IsWaitNotificationEnabledOrNotRanToCompletion
         /// harmful).  Derived implementations may choose to only conditionally call down to this base
         /// implementation.
         /// </summary>
-        internal virtual bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion // ideally would be familyAndAssembly, but that can't be done in C#
+        private protected virtual bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion
         {
             get
             {
@@ -5889,7 +5889,7 @@ public void Invoke(Task completedTask)
             /// Returns whether we should notify the debugger of a wait completion.  This returns
             /// true iff at least one constituent task has its bit set.
             /// </summary>
-            internal override bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion =>
+            private protected override bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion =>
                 base.ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion &&
                 AnyTaskRequiresNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion(m_tasks);
         }
@@ -6128,7 +6128,7 @@ public void Invoke(Task ignored)
             /// Returns whether we should notify the debugger of a wait completion.  This returns true
             /// iff at least one constituent task has its bit set.
             /// </summary>
-            internal override bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion =>
+            private protected override bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion =>
                 base.ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion &&
                 AnyTaskRequiresNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion(m_tasks);
         }
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/TaskFactory.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/TaskFactory.cs
index a9b1bf0afdf411..9156d4fcdb9a82 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/TaskFactory.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/TaskFactory.cs
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ public void Invoke(Task completingTask)
             /// Returns whether we should notify the debugger of a wait completion.  This returns
             /// true iff at least one constituent task has its bit set.
             /// </summary>
-            internal override bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion =>
+            private protected override bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion =>
                 base.ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion &&
                 AnyTaskRequiresNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion(_tasks);
         }
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ public void Invoke(Task completingTask)
             /// Returns whether we should notify the debugger of a wait completion.  This returns
             /// true iff at least one constituent task has its bit set.
             /// </summary>
-            internal override bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion =>
+            private protected override bool ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion =>
                 base.ShouldNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion &&
                 AnyTaskRequiresNotifyDebuggerOfWaitCompletion(_tasks);
         }