diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/mixins/uppy-upload.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/mixins/uppy-upload.js
index 8e8a28a02da..681c1349964 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/mixins/uppy-upload.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/mixins/uppy-upload.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function configShim(component) {
     },
     get uploadDropTargetOptions() {
       return (
-        component.uploadDropTargetOptions?.() || { target: component.element }
+        component._uploadDropTargetOptions?.() || { target: component.element }
       );
     },
     get preventDirectS3Uploads() {
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer-uploads.js b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer-uploads.js
index 01f56d0ea88..fd1f17c65c3 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer-uploads.js
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer-uploads.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class ChatComposerUploads extends Component.extend(
     this._triggerUploadsChanged();
   }
 
-  uploadDropTargetOptions() {
+  _uploadDropTargetOptions() {
     return {
       target: this.uploadDropZone || document.body,
     };