diff -r b12ffdfa1341 -r cf84b07a82db src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java	Mon Jan 21 20:15:16 2013 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java	Mon Jan 21 20:19:53 2013 +0000
@@ -1233,7 +1233,8 @@
             case Flags.PRIVATE:
                 return false;
             case Flags.PUBLIC:
-                return true;
+                return !this.owner.isInterface() ||
+                        (flags_field & STATIC) == 0;
             case Flags.PROTECTED:
                 return (origin.flags() & INTERFACE) == 0;
             case 0:
@@ -1247,6 +1248,18 @@
             }
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean isInheritedIn(Symbol clazz, Types types) {
+            switch ((int)(flags_field & Flags.AccessFlags)) {
+                case PUBLIC:
+                    return !this.owner.isInterface() ||
+                            clazz == owner ||
+                            (flags_field & STATIC) == 0;
+                default:
+                    return super.isInheritedIn(clazz, types);
+            }
+        }
+
         /** The implementation of this (abstract) symbol in class origin;
          *  null if none exists. Synthetic methods are not considered
          *  as possible implementations.