diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/base_subprocess.py b/Lib/asyncio/base_subprocess.py
index 001f9b8c242..70676ab3ff5 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/base_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/base_subprocess.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def _process_exited(self, returncode):
                 waiter.set_result(returncode)
         self._exit_waiters = None
 
-    def wait(self):
+    def _wait(self):
         """Wait until the process exit and return the process return code.
 
         This method is a coroutine."""
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/subprocess.py b/Lib/asyncio/subprocess.py
index d0c9779c1c9..4600a9f417d 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/subprocess.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def wait(self):
         """Wait until the process exit and return the process return code.
 
         This method is a coroutine."""
-        return (yield from self._transport.wait())
+        return (yield from self._transport._wait())
 
     def send_signal(self, signal):
         self._transport.send_signal(signal)
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
index 3ecdfd2e0b1..1fc39abe09c 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def _make_subprocess_transport(self, protocol, args, shell,
                 yield from waiter
             except:
                 transp.close()
-                yield from transp.wait()
+                yield from transp._wait()
                 raise
 
         return transp
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/windows_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/windows_events.py
index 437eb0ac9dd..c4bffc47346 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/windows_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/windows_events.py
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def _make_subprocess_transport(self, protocol, args, shell,
             yield from waiter
         except:
             transp.close()
-            yield from transp.wait()
+            yield from transp._wait()
             raise
 
         return transp