diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab.tsx
index bb7e194253..16c620ad84 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ export enum JoinRule {
     Public = "public",
     Knock = "knock",
     Invite = "invite",
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Reserved. Should not be used.
+     */
     Private = "private",
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceSettingsVisibilityTab.tsx b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceSettingsVisibilityTab.tsx
index 263823603b..f27b73a511 100644
--- a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceSettingsVisibilityTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceSettingsVisibilityTab.tsx
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ const SpaceSettingsVisibilityTab = ({ matrixClient: cli, space }: IProps) => {
     const userId = cli.getUserId();
 
     const [visibility, setVisibility] = useLocalEcho<SpaceVisibility>(
-        () => space.getJoinRule() === JoinRule.Private ? SpaceVisibility.Private : SpaceVisibility.Unlisted,
+        () => space.getJoinRule() === JoinRule.Invite ? SpaceVisibility.Private : SpaceVisibility.Unlisted,
         visibility => cli.sendStateEvent(space.roomId, EventType.RoomJoinRules, {
-            join_rule: visibility === SpaceVisibility.Unlisted ? JoinRule.Public : JoinRule.Private,
+            join_rule: visibility === SpaceVisibility.Unlisted ? JoinRule.Public : JoinRule.Invite,
         }, ""),
         () => setError(_t("Failed to update the visibility of this space")),
     );