--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Thu Feb 21 15:25:03 2013 +0000
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Thu Feb 21 15:26:46 2013 +0000
@@ -1244,9 +1244,12 @@
                       boolean useVarargs,
                       boolean operator) {
         if (sym.kind == ERR ||
-                !sym.isInheritedIn(site.tsym, types) ||
-                (useVarargs && (sym.flags() & VARARGS) == 0)) {
+                !sym.isInheritedIn(site.tsym, types)) {
             return bestSoFar;
+        } else if (useVarargs && (sym.flags() & VARARGS) == 0) {
+            return bestSoFar.kind >= ERRONEOUS ?
+                    new BadVarargsMethod((ResolveError)bestSoFar) :
+                    bestSoFar;
         }
         Assert.check(sym.kind < AMBIGUOUS);
         try {
@@ -3522,6 +3525,31 @@
         }
     }
 
+    class BadVarargsMethod extends ResolveError {
+
+        ResolveError delegatedError;
+
+        BadVarargsMethod(ResolveError delegatedError) {
+            super(delegatedError.kind, "badVarargs");
+            this.delegatedError = delegatedError;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Symbol access(Name name, TypeSymbol location) {
+            return delegatedError.access(name, location);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean exists() {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        JCDiagnostic getDiagnostic(DiagnosticType dkind, DiagnosticPosition pos, Symbol location, Type site, Name name, List<Type> argtypes, List<Type> typeargtypes) {
+            return delegatedError.getDiagnostic(dkind, pos, location, site, name, argtypes, typeargtypes);
+        }
+    }
+
     enum MethodResolutionPhase {
         BASIC(false, false),
         BOX(true, false),