--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Fri Aug 16 16:00:12 2013 +0200
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Mon Aug 19 07:47:10 2013 -0700
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
             @Override
             public Symbol visitMemberSelect(MemberSelectTree node, Env<AttrContext> env) {
                 Symbol site = visit(node.getExpression(), env);
-                if (site.kind == ERR)
+                if (site.kind == ERR || site.kind == ABSENT_TYP)
                     return site;
                 Name name = (Name)node.getIdentifier();
                 if (site.kind == PCK) {

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/processing/errors/TestClassNames.java	Mon Aug 19 07:47:10 2013 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 7071377
+ * @summary verify if erroneous class names are rejected
+ * @library /tools/javac/lib
+ * @build TestClassNames JavacTestingAbstractProcessor CompileFail
+ * @run main CompileFail ERROR  -processor TestClassNames TestClassNames.x.y
+ * @run main CompileFail ERROR  -processor TestClassNames x.y.TestClassNames
+ * @run main CompileFail ERROR  -processor NoClass NoClass.x.y
+ */
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.annotation.processing.*;
+import javax.lang.model.element.*;
+
+/**
+ * No-op processor; should not be run.
+ */
+public class TestClassNames extends JavacTestingAbstractProcessor {
+    public boolean process(Set<? extends TypeElement> annotations,
+                           RoundEnvironment roundEnvironment) {
+        return true;
+    }
+}