diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Namers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Namers.scala
index 8943ec810d7..0564232422a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Namers.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Namers.scala
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ trait Namers extends MethodSynthesis {
         && !(module isCoDefinedWith clazz)
         && module.exists
         && clazz.exists
+        && (currentRun.compiles(clazz) == currentRun.compiles(module))
       )
       if (fails) {
         reporter.error(tree.pos, (
diff --git a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/DirectCompileTest.scala b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/DirectCompileTest.scala
index 11315eab61c..b64a49a160f 100644
--- a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/DirectCompileTest.scala
+++ b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/DirectCompileTest.scala
@@ -99,4 +99,16 @@ class DirectCompileTest extends BytecodeTesting {
     compiler.compileToBytes(a)
     compiler.compileToBytes(b)
   }
+
+  @Test
+  def residentMultipleRunsNotCompanions(): Unit = {
+    val compiler = newCompiler()
+    val a = List(("public class A { }", "A.java"))
+    // when checking that a class and its companion are defined in the same compilation unit, the
+    // compiler would also emit a warning if the two symbols are defined in separate runs. this
+    // would lead to an error message when compiling the scala class A.
+    val b = "class A"
+    compiler.compileToBytes("", a)
+    compiler.compileToBytes(b)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/opt/InlineWarningTest.scala b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/opt/InlineWarningTest.scala
index f0913f36318..1236347cf88 100644
--- a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/opt/InlineWarningTest.scala
+++ b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/opt/InlineWarningTest.scala
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class InlineWarningTest extends BytecodeTesting {
   @Test
   def cannotInlinePrivateCallIntoDifferentClass(): Unit = {
     val code =
-      """class M {
+      """class A {
         |  @inline final def f = {
         |    @noinline def nested = 0
         |    nested
@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ class InlineWarningTest extends BytecodeTesting {
         |  def t = f // ok
         |}
         |
-        |class N {
-        |  def t(a: M) = a.f // not possible
+        |class B {
+        |  def t(a: A) = a.f // not possible
         |}
       """.stripMargin
 
     val warn =
-      """M::f()I is annotated @inline but could not be inlined:
-        |The callee M::f()I contains the instruction INVOKESPECIAL M.nested$1 ()I
-        |that would cause an IllegalAccessError when inlined into class N""".stripMargin
+      """A::f()I is annotated @inline but could not be inlined:
+        |The callee A::f()I contains the instruction INVOKESPECIAL A.nested$1 ()I
+        |that would cause an IllegalAccessError when inlined into class B""".stripMargin
 
     var c = 0
     compileToBytes(code, allowMessage = i => { c += 1; i.msg contains warn })
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class InlineWarningTest extends BytecodeTesting {
   @Test
   def dontWarnWhenNotIlnineAnnotated(): Unit = {
     val code =
-      """class M {
+      """class A {
         |  final def f(t: Int => Int) = {
         |    @noinline def nested = 0
         |    nested + t(1)
@@ -132,16 +132,16 @@ class InlineWarningTest extends BytecodeTesting {
         |  def t = f(x => x + 1)
         |}
         |
-        |class N {
-        |  def t(a: M) = a.f(x => x + 1)
+        |class B {
+        |  def t(a: A) = a.f(x => x + 1)
         |}
       """.stripMargin
     compileToBytes(code, allowMessage = _ => false) // no warnings allowed
 
     val warn =
-      """M::f(Lscala/Function1;)I could not be inlined:
-        |The callee M::f(Lscala/Function1;)I contains the instruction INVOKESPECIAL M.nested$1 ()I
-        |that would cause an IllegalAccessError when inlined into class N""".stripMargin
+      """A::f(Lscala/Function1;)I could not be inlined:
+        |The callee A::f(Lscala/Function1;)I contains the instruction INVOKESPECIAL A.nested$1 ()I
+        |that would cause an IllegalAccessError when inlined into class B""".stripMargin
 
     var c = 0
     compilerWarnAll.compileToBytes(code, allowMessage = i => { c += 1; i.msg contains warn })
diff --git a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/opt/InlinerTest.scala b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/opt/InlinerTest.scala
index 08b3df9f12d..404c954243a 100644
--- a/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/opt/InlinerTest.scala
+++ b/test/junit/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/opt/InlinerTest.scala
@@ -835,11 +835,11 @@ class InlinerTest extends BytecodeTesting {
   @Test
   def inlineInvokeSpecial(): Unit = {
     val code =
-      """class Aa {
+      """class A {
         |  def f1 = 0
         |}
-        |class B extends Aa {
-        |  @inline final override def f1 = 1 + super.f1 // invokespecial Aa.f1
+        |class B extends A {
+        |  @inline final override def f1 = 1 + super.f1 // invokespecial A.f1
         |
         |  private def f2m = 0                          // public B$$f2m in bytecode
         |  @inline final def f2 = f2m                   // invokevirtual B.B$$f2m
@@ -863,13 +863,13 @@ class InlinerTest extends BytecodeTesting {
 
     val warn =
       """B::f1()I is annotated @inline but could not be inlined:
-        |The callee B::f1()I contains the instruction INVOKESPECIAL Aa.f1 ()I
+        |The callee B::f1()I contains the instruction INVOKESPECIAL A.f1 ()I
         |that would cause an IllegalAccessError when inlined into class T.""".stripMargin
     var c = 0
     val List(a, b, t) = compile(code, allowMessage = i => {c += 1; i.msg contains warn})
     assert(c == 1, c)
 
-    assertInvoke(getMethod(b, "t1"), "Aa", "f1")
+    assertInvoke(getMethod(b, "t1"), "A", "f1")
     assertInvoke(getMethod(b, "t2"), "B", "B$$f2m")
     assertInvoke(getMethod(b, "t3"), "B", "<init>")
     assertInvoke(getMethod(b, "t4"), "B", "<init>")