diff --git a/components/script/dom/file.rs b/components/script/dom/file.rs
index 69eaf491d1c..cb42537f63f 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/file.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/file.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ use servo_util::str::DOMString;
 
 #[jstraceable]
 #[must_root]
+#[privatize]
 pub struct File {
-    pub blob: Blob,
-    pub name: DOMString,
-    pub type_: BlobType
+    blob: Blob,
+    name: DOMString,
+    type_: BlobType
 }
 
 impl File {
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ impl File {
                            global,
                            FileBinding::Wrap)
     }
+
+    pub fn name<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a DOMString {
+        &self.name
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> FileMethods for JSRef<'a, File> {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/formdata.rs b/components/script/dom/formdata.rs
index 1e2e1ca7049..140ff809125 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/formdata.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/formdata.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl PrivateFormDataHelpers for FormData {
     fn get_file_from_blob(&self, value: JSRef<Blob>, filename: Option<DOMString>) -> Temporary<File> {
         let global = self.global.root();
         let f: Option<JSRef<File>> = FileCast::to_ref(value);
-        let name = filename.unwrap_or(f.map(|inner| inner.name.clone()).unwrap_or("blob".to_string()));
+        let name = filename.unwrap_or(f.map(|inner| inner.name().clone()).unwrap_or("blob".to_string()));
         File::new(&global.root_ref(), value, name)
     }
 }