diff --git a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/MainControl.scala b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/MainControl.scala
index 4995be5bf..4a959fd19 100644
--- a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/MainControl.scala
+++ b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/MainControl.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ final case class Reboot(
   def arguments = argsList.toArray
 }
 
-case object Reload extends Exception(null, null, false, false)
+private[sbt] case object Reload extends Exception(null, null, false, false)
 
 final case class ApplicationID(
     groupID: String,
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/nio/Watch.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/nio/Watch.scala
index 9a073f45b..5fd1f11a6 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/nio/Watch.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/nio/Watch.scala
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ object Watch {
    * Action that indicates that the watch should pause while the build is reloaded. This is used to
    * automatically reload the project when the build files (e.g. build.sbt) are changed.
    */
-  private[sbt] case object Reload extends CancelWatch
+  case object Reload extends CancelWatch
 
   /**
    * Action that indicates that we should exit and run the provided command.