diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/ChildSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/ChildSelector.cs
index b3f6794154..bc1d257ce6 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/ChildSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/ChildSelector.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         }
 
         private protected override (Selector?, IStyle?) MovePrevious(IStyle? nestingParent) => (null, null);
-        private protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _parent;
+        protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _parent;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/DescendentSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/DescendentSelector.cs
index 7f36c27a37..3a16574e04 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/DescendentSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/DescendentSelector.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         }
 
         private protected override (Selector?, IStyle?) MovePrevious(IStyle? nestingParent) => (null, null);
-        private protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _parent;
+        protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _parent;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NestingSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NestingSelector.cs
index 60ad8106d9..dd0bac31c6 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NestingSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NestingSelector.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
             return parent is Style parentStyle ? (parentStyle.Selector, parentStyle.Parent) : (null, null);
         }
 
-        private protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => null;
+        protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NotSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NotSelector.cs
index be5cfaca49..ebde392a3b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NotSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NotSelector.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         }
 
         private protected override (Selector?, IStyle?) MovePrevious(IStyle? nestingParent) => (_previous, nestingParent);
-        private protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _previous;
+        protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _previous;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NthChildSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NthChildSelector.cs
index 40fb5a4434..e6d9cf58a9 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NthChildSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/NthChildSelector.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         }
 
         private protected override (Selector?, IStyle?) MovePrevious(IStyle? nestingParent) => (_previous, nestingParent);
-        private protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _previous;
+        protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _previous;
 
         public override string ToString()
         {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/OrSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/OrSelector.cs
index 2ab00d65f8..115e0aeb95 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/OrSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/OrSelector.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         }
 
         private protected override (Selector?, IStyle?) MovePrevious(IStyle? nestingParent) => (null, null);
-        private protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => null;
+        protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => null;
 
         internal override void ValidateNestingSelector(bool inControlTheme)
         {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/PropertyEqualsSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/PropertyEqualsSelector.cs
index 62caa9bab3..96f8c8dfeb 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/PropertyEqualsSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/PropertyEqualsSelector.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         }
 
         private protected override (Selector?, IStyle?) MovePrevious(IStyle? nestingParent) => (_previous, nestingParent);
-        private protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _previous;
+        protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _previous;
 
         internal static bool Compare(Type propertyType, object? propertyValue, object? value)
         {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/Selector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/Selector.cs
index 67109961ba..cc8598c5e3 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/Selector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/Selector.cs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         /// <summary>
         /// Moves to the previous selector or the parent selector.
         /// </summary>
-        private protected abstract Selector? MovePreviousOrParent();
+        protected abstract Selector? MovePreviousOrParent();
 
         internal virtual void ValidateNestingSelector(bool inControlTheme)
         {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/TemplateSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/TemplateSelector.cs
index 0af263b4e5..a68b7003b8 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/TemplateSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/TemplateSelector.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         }
 
         private protected override (Selector?, IStyle?) MovePrevious(IStyle? nestingParent) => (null, null);
-        private protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _parent;
+        protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _parent;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/TypeNameAndClassSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/TypeNameAndClassSelector.cs
index 7783d3f653..3a2150b1e9 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/TypeNameAndClassSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/TypeNameAndClassSelector.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         }
 
         private protected override (Selector?, IStyle?) MovePrevious(IStyle? nestingParent) => (_previous, nestingParent);
-        private protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _previous;
+        protected override Selector? MovePreviousOrParent() => _previous;
 
         private string BuildSelectorString()
         {