--- a/src/java/Makefile.sources
+++ b/src/java/Makefile.sources
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dist_noinst_JAVA = \
+noinst_JAVA = \
 	org/web3d/x3d/sai/Browser.java \
 	org/web3d/x3d/sai/BrowserEvent.java \
 	org/web3d/x3d/sai/BrowserFactoryImpl.java \
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ noinst_JAVA = \
 	vrml/InvalidFieldException.java \
 	vrml/InvalidRouteException.java \
 	vrml/InvalidVRMLSyntaxException.java \
+	vrml/InvalidX3DSyntaxException.java \
 	vrml/MField.java \
 	vrml/field/ConstMFColor.java \
 	vrml/field/ConstMFFloat.java \
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/vrml/InvalidX3DSyntaxException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package vrml;
+
+public class InvalidX3DSyntaxException extends Exception {
+    public InvalidX3DSyntaxException() { super(); }
+    public InvalidX3DSyntaxException(String s) { super(s); }
+}
--- a/src/java/Makefile.am	2014-03-10 10:37:09.000000000 -0400
+++ b/src/java/Makefile.am	2014-03-12 12:29:42.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Java Classes for EAI/SAI/etc.
 
+# NOTE - automake-1.11.6 changed how class*.stamp is generated, now need
+# to use noinst_JAVA and EXTRA_DIST instead of dist_noinst_JAVA to
+# keep behaviour consistent and compatible with both automake-1.11.6 and
+# older automake
+
 # Get global variables for Makefile defined by toplevel Makefile.globals
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.globals
 
@@ -9,11 +14,12 @@
 jarfile = vrml.jar
 jardir = $(JAVA_DIR)
 
-$(jarfile): $(dist_noinst_JAVA) classdist_noinst.stamp
-	$(JAR) cmf $(JAVAROOT)/manifest.extras $@ -C $(JAVAROOT) $$(echo $(dist_noinst_JAVA:.java=.class))
+$(jarfile): $(noinst_JAVA) manifest.extras classnoinst.stamp
+	$(JAR) cmf $(JAVAROOT)/manifest.extras $@ -C $(JAVAROOT) $$(echo $(noinst_JAVA:.java=.class))
 
 jar_DATA = $(jarfile)	
 
-CLEANFILES = $(jarfile) $$(echo $(dist_noinst_JAVA:.java=.class))
+CLEANFILES = $(jarfile) $$(echo $(noinst_JAVA:.java=.class))
+EXTRA_DIST = $(noinst_JAVA) java.policy manifest.extras
 
 include Makefile.sources