diff --git a/gcc/rust/ast/rust-expr.h b/gcc/rust/ast/rust-expr.h
index b990358df299..015680b2af46 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/ast/rust-expr.h
+++ b/gcc/rust/ast/rust-expr.h
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class MetaItemPathLit : public MetaItem
 class OperatorExpr : public ExprWithoutBlock
 {
   // TODO: create binary and unary operator subclasses?
-public:
+private:
   location_t locus;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/gcc/rust/hir/tree/rust-hir-expr.h b/gcc/rust/hir/tree/rust-hir-expr.h
index 0e3e909e15ce..1a40ea537721 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/hir/tree/rust-hir-expr.h
+++ b/gcc/rust/hir/tree/rust-hir-expr.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class LiteralExpr : public ExprWithoutBlock
 class OperatorExpr : public ExprWithoutBlock
 {
   // TODO: create binary and unary operator subclasses?
-public:
+private:
   location_t locus;
 
 protected: