diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/JavaParsers.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/JavaParsers.scala
index 549ca054c136..2bbb2995766c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/JavaParsers.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/JavaParsers.scala
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ object JavaParsers {
         }
       }
       def forwarders(sdef: Tree): List[Tree] = sdef match {
-        case TypeDef(name, _) if (parentToken == INTERFACE) =>
+        case TypeDef(name, _) if (parentToken != AT) =>
           var rhs: Tree = Select(Ident(parentName.toTermName), name)
           List(TypeDef(name, rhs).withMods(Modifiers(Flags.Protected)))
         case _ =>
diff --git a/tests/pos/i10956/Foo.java b/tests/pos/i10956/Foo.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..353025968f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i10956/Foo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+abstract class Foo {
+  public static final class Inner { }
+}
+
+class Bar extends Foo {
+  Inner i = null;
+}