diff --git a/data/skeletons/java.m4 b/data/skeletons/java.m4
index c9d249f5..bcf9a993 100644
--- a/data/skeletons/java.m4
+++ b/data/skeletons/java.m4
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ m4_define([b4_null], [null])
 m4_define([b4_typed_parser_table_define],
 [m4_ifval([$4], [b4_comment([$4])
   ])dnl
-[private static final ]$1[ yy$2_[] = yy$2_init ();
+[private static final ]$1[[] yy$2_ = yy$2_init ();
   private static final ]$1[[] yy$2_init ()
   {
     return new ]$1[[]
diff --git a/examples/java/calc/Calc.y b/examples/java/calc/Calc.y
index a8d09244..9e8270c9 100644
--- a/examples/java/calc/Calc.y
+++ b/examples/java/calc/Calc.y
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 }
 
 %code {
-  public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException
+  public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException
   {
     CalcLexer l = new CalcLexer (System.in);
     Calc p = new Calc (l);
diff --git a/examples/java/simple/Calc.y b/examples/java/simple/Calc.y
index e6c39df9..7ed7024c 100644
--- a/examples/java/simple/Calc.y
+++ b/examples/java/simple/Calc.y
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 }
 
 %code {
-  public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException
+  public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException
   {
     CalcLexer l = new CalcLexer (System.in);
     Calc p = new Calc (l);
diff --git a/tests/calc.at b/tests/calc.at
index 78a701e2..3f800430 100644
--- a/tests/calc.at
+++ b/tests/calc.at
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ m4_define([AT_CALC_MAIN(d)],
 
 
 m4_define([AT_CALC_MAIN(java)],
-[[public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException
+[[public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException
   {]AT_LEXPARAM_IF([[
     Calc p = new Calc (System.in);]], [[
     CalcLexer l = new CalcLexer (System.in);
diff --git a/tests/local.at b/tests/local.at
index 307e341f..ee499a08 100644
--- a/tests/local.at
+++ b/tests/local.at
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ m4_define([AT_YYLEX_DEFINE(java)],
 m4_define([AT_MAIN_DEFINE(java)],
 [[class input
 {
-  public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException
+  public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException
   {
     ]AT_API_prefix[Parser p = new ]AT_API_prefix[Parser ();
     System.exit (p.parse () ? 0 : 1);