diff --git a/data/skeletons/lalr1.java b/data/skeletons/lalr1.java
index 1b9e11d8..0356d46d 100644
--- a/data/skeletons/lalr1.java
+++ b/data/skeletons/lalr1.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 m4_include(b4_skeletonsdir/[java.m4])
 
-b4_defines_if([b4_fatal([%s: %%defines does not make sense in Java],
+b4_defines_if([b4_complain([%s: %%defines does not make sense in Java],
               [b4_skeleton])])
 
 # We do not depend on %debug in Java, but pacify warnings about
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ b4_parse_trace_if([0], [0])
 
 m4_define([b4_symbol_no_destructor_assert],
 [b4_symbol_if([$1], [has_destructor],
-              [b4_fatal([%s: %s: %%destructor does not make sense in Java],
+              [b4_complain([%s: %s: %%destructor does not make sense in Java],
                         [b4_skeleton],
                         [b4_symbol_action_location([$1], [destructor])])])])
 b4_symbol_foreach([b4_symbol_no_destructor_assert])
diff --git a/tests/java.at b/tests/java.at
index 50b72968..e732f1d3 100644
--- a/tests/java.at
+++ b/tests/java.at
@@ -18,6 +18,28 @@
 AT_BANNER([[Java Calculator.]])
 
 
+# ------------------------- #
+# Java invalid directives.  #
+# ------------------------- #
+
+AT_SETUP([Java invalid directives])
+
+AT_DATA([[YYParser.y]], [
+%language "Java"
+%defines
+%destructor { /* Nothing. */ } exp
+%%
+exp:
+])
+
+AT_BISON_CHECK([[-fcaret YYParser.y]], [1], [],
+[[YYParser.y: error: "lalr1.java": %defines does not make sense in Java
+YYParser.y: error: "lalr1.java": "YYParser.y":/* :4  */: %destructor does not make sense in Java
+]])
+
+AT_CLEANUP
+
+
 # ------------------------- #
 # Helping Autotest macros.  #
 # ------------------------- #