diff --git a/lisp/ob-java.el b/lisp/ob-java.el
index fee695bb9..5c98a0417 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-java.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-java.el
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ parameters may be used, like javac -verbose"
 	 (cmpflag (or (cdr (assq :cmpflag params)) ""))
 	 (cmdline (or (cdr (assq :cmdline params)) ""))
 	 (cmdargs (or (cdr (assq :cmdargs params)) ""))
+	 (compile-only (assq :compile-only params))
 	 (full-body (org-babel-expand-body:generic body params)))
     ;; created package-name directories if missing
     (unless (or (not packagename) (file-exists-p packagename))
@@ -67,18 +68,19 @@ parameters may be used, like javac -verbose"
     (with-temp-file src-file (insert full-body))
     (org-babel-eval
      (concat org-babel-java-compiler " " cmpflag " " src-file) "")
-    (let ((results (org-babel-eval (concat org-babel-java-command
-                                           " " cmdline " " classname " " cmdargs) "")))
-      (org-babel-reassemble-table
-       (org-babel-result-cond (cdr (assq :result-params params))
-	 (org-babel-read results t)
-         (let ((tmp-file (org-babel-temp-file "c-")))
-           (with-temp-file tmp-file (insert results))
-           (org-babel-import-elisp-from-file tmp-file)))
-       (org-babel-pick-name
-        (cdr (assq :colname-names params)) (cdr (assq :colnames params)))
-       (org-babel-pick-name
-        (cdr (assq :rowname-names params)) (cdr (assq :rownames params)))))))
+    (unless compile-only
+      (let ((results (org-babel-eval (concat org-babel-java-command
+                                             " " cmdline " " classname " " cmdargs) "")))
+	(org-babel-reassemble-table
+	 (org-babel-result-cond (cdr (assq :result-params params))
+	   (org-babel-read results t)
+           (let ((tmp-file (org-babel-temp-file "c-")))
+             (with-temp-file tmp-file (insert results))
+             (org-babel-import-elisp-from-file tmp-file)))
+	 (org-babel-pick-name
+          (cdr (assq :colname-names params)) (cdr (assq :colnames params)))
+	 (org-babel-pick-name
+          (cdr (assq :rowname-names params)) (cdr (assq :rownames params))))))))
 
 (provide 'ob-java)