Index: gcc/java/class.c
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--- gcc/java/class.c	(revision 121441)
+++ gcc/java/class.c	(working copy)
@@ -2510,10 +2510,12 @@
   tree method_name = DECL_NAME (method_decl);
 
   TREE_PUBLIC (method_decl) = 1;
+
   /* Considered external unless it is being compiled into this object
-     file.  */
-  DECL_EXTERNAL (method_decl) = ((is_compiled_class (this_class) != 2)
-				 || METHOD_NATIVE (method_decl));
+     file, or it was already flagged as external.  */
+  if (!DECL_EXTERNAL (method_decl))
+    DECL_EXTERNAL (method_decl) = ((is_compiled_class (this_class) != 2)
+                                   || METHOD_NATIVE (method_decl));
 
   if (ID_INIT_P (method_name))
     {