diff -r cd5ca700da4c -r 237198ef45f5 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/JavaCompiler.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/JavaCompiler.java	Sun Feb 12 16:44:13 2012 -0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/JavaCompiler.java	Mon Feb 13 16:01:43 2012 -0800
@@ -1077,7 +1077,9 @@
                     boolean errors = false;
                     for (String nameStr : classnames) {
                         Symbol sym = resolveBinaryNameOrIdent(nameStr);
-                        if (sym == null || (sym.kind == Kinds.PCK && !processPcks)) {
+                        if (sym == null ||
+                            (sym.kind == Kinds.PCK && !processPcks) ||
+                            sym.kind == Kinds.ABSENT_TYP) {
                             log.error("proc.cant.find.class", nameStr);
                             errors = true;
                             continue;