--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java	Thu Sep 01 13:21:52 2016 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java	Fri Sep 02 07:49:15 2016 +0530
@@ -359,6 +359,19 @@
         return (flags_field & DEPRECATED) != 0;
     }
 
+    public boolean isDeprecatableViaAnnotation() {
+        switch (getKind()) {
+            case LOCAL_VARIABLE:
+            case PACKAGE:
+            case PARAMETER:
+            case RESOURCE_VARIABLE:
+            case EXCEPTION_PARAMETER:
+                return false;
+            default:
+                return true;
+        }
+    }
+
     public boolean isStatic() {
         return
             (flags() & STATIC) != 0 ||