diff --git a/src/nlp_expr.jl b/src/nlp_expr.jl
index 05eee2d7c2f..fa075adccf3 100644
--- a/src/nlp_expr.jl
+++ b/src/nlp_expr.jl
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ function function_string(mime::MIME, x::GenericNonlinearExpr)
             if arg.head in _PREFIX_OPERATORS && length(arg.args) > 1
                 print(io, p_open)
                 push!(stack, p_close)
-                l = ceil(TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] / 2)
-                r = floor(TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] / 2)
+                l = ceil(_TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] / 2)
+                r = floor(_TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] / 2)
                 skip_indices = (1+l):(length(arg.args)-r)
                 for i in length(arg.args):-1:1
                     if i in skip_indices
diff --git a/src/print.jl b/src/print.jl
index 11525632e27..5847ab3922b 100644
--- a/src/print.jl
+++ b/src/print.jl
@@ -606,22 +606,22 @@ function _term_string(coef, factor)
 end
 
 """
-    const TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING = Ref{Int}(60)
+    const _TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING = Ref{Int}(60)
 
 A global constant used to control when terms are omitted when printing
 expressions.
 
-Get and set this value using `TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[]`.
+Get and set this value using `_TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[]`.
 
 ```julia
-julia> TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[]
+julia> _TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[]
 60
 
-julia> TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] = 10
+julia> _TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] = 10
 10
 ```
 """
-const TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING = Ref{Int}(60)
+const _TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING = Ref{Int}(60)
 
 _terms_omitted(::MIME, n::Int) = "[[...$n terms omitted...]]"
 
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ function _terms_omitted(::MIME"text/latex", n::Int)
 end
 
 function _terms_to_truncated_string(mode, terms)
-    m = TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[]
+    m = _TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[]
     if length(terms) <= 2 * m
         return join(terms)
     end
diff --git a/test/test_print.jl b/test/test_print.jl
index c55346a3122..e426e92dc87 100644
--- a/test/test_print.jl
+++ b/test/test_print.jl
@@ -977,13 +977,13 @@ function test_truncated_printing()
         "x_{30} + [[\\ldots\\text{940 terms omitted}\\ldots]] + x_{971}",
         function_string(MIME("text/latex"), y),
     )
-    ret = TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[]
-    TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] = 3
+    ret = _TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[]
+    _TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] = 3
     @test function_string(MIME("text/plain"), y) ==
           "x[1] + x[2] + [[...997 terms omitted...]] + x[1000]"
     @test function_string(MIME("text/latex"), y) ==
           "x_{1} + x_{2} + [[\\ldots\\text{997 terms omitted}\\ldots]] + x_{1000}"
-    TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] = ret
+    _TERM_LIMIT_FOR_PRINTING[] = ret
     return
 end