diff --git a/api/lock.go b/api/lock.go
index 837304d5ff..83f7b2ca5c 100644
--- a/api/lock.go
+++ b/api/lock.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (c *Client) LockOpts(opts *LockOptions) (*Lock, error) {
 // created without any associated health checks. By default Consul sessions
 // prefer liveness over safety and an application must be able to handle
 // the lock being lost.
-func (l *Lock) Lock(stopCh chan struct{}) (chan struct{}, error) {
+func (l *Lock) Lock(stopCh <-chan struct{}) (<-chan struct{}, error) {
 	// Hold the lock as we try to acquire
 	l.l.Lock()
 	defer l.l.Unlock()
diff --git a/api/semaphore.go b/api/semaphore.go
index 17b6396c34..f62af92f3c 100644
--- a/api/semaphore.go
+++ b/api/semaphore.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (c *Client) SemaphoreOpts(opts *SemaphoreOptions) (*Semaphore, error) {
 // created without any associated health checks. By default Consul sessions
 // prefer liveness over safety and an application must be able to handle
 // the session being lost.
-func (s *Semaphore) Acquire(stopCh chan struct{}) (chan struct{}, error) {
+func (s *Semaphore) Acquire(stopCh <-chan struct{}) (<-chan struct{}, error) {
 	// Hold the lock as we try to acquire
 	s.l.Lock()
 	defer s.l.Unlock()