diff --git a/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/AcceptingChannel.java b/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/AcceptingChannel.java
index 7828f6989..3cf5949db 100644
--- a/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/AcceptingChannel.java
+++ b/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/AcceptingChannel.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import java.nio.channels.SelectableChannel;
  */
 public abstract class AcceptingChannel extends SelectableChannel {
 
-    public abstract I2PSocket accept() throws I2PException, ConnectException;
+    protected abstract I2PSocket accept() throws I2PException, ConnectException;
 
     protected final I2PSocketManager _socketManager;
 
diff --git a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/AcceptingChannelImpl.java b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/AcceptingChannelImpl.java
index a58d3c5fa..5fa96f372 100644
--- a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/AcceptingChannelImpl.java
+++ b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/impl/AcceptingChannelImpl.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class AcceptingChannelImpl extends AcceptingChannel {
     private volatile I2PSocket next;
     private final I2PServerSocket socket;
 
-    public I2PSocket accept() throws I2PException, ConnectException {
+    protected I2PSocket accept() throws I2PException, ConnectException {
         I2PSocket sock;
         try {
             sock = socket.accept();