diff -r 37dc15c68760 -r 844478076c25 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/MemberEnter.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/MemberEnter.java	Thu May 31 17:44:04 2012 +0100
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/MemberEnter.java	Thu May 31 15:07:29 2012 -0700
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
                                    final Name name,
                                    final Env<AttrContext> env) {
         if (tsym.kind != TYP) {
-            log.error(pos, "static.imp.only.classes.and.interfaces");
+            log.error(DiagnosticFlag.RECOVERABLE, pos, "static.imp.only.classes.and.interfaces");
             return;
         }