diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Platform.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Platform.scala
index 71e0d9cd107c..0dfbc060b6a6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Platform.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Platform.scala
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-/* NSC -- new Scala compiler
- * Copyright 2005-2012 LAMP/EPFL
- * @author  Paul Phillips
- */
-
 package dotty.tools
 package dotc
 package config
@@ -12,6 +7,7 @@ import core.Contexts._, core.Symbols._
 import core.SymbolLoader
 import core.SymDenotations.SymDenotation
 import core.StdNames.nme
+import core.Flags.Module
 
 /** The platform dependent pieces of Global.
  */
@@ -44,7 +40,7 @@ abstract class Platform {
   /** The given class has a main method. */
   final def hasMainMethod(sym: Symbol)(implicit ctx: Context): Boolean =
     sym.info.member(nme.main).hasAltWith {
-      case x: SymDenotation => isMainMethod(x)
+      case x: SymDenotation => isMainMethod(x) && (sym.is(Module) || x.isStatic)
       case _ => false
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/sbt/ExtractAPI.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/sbt/ExtractAPI.scala
index e9bf617a913f..cd3ff9ec6249 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/sbt/ExtractAPI.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/sbt/ExtractAPI.scala
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ private class ExtractAPICollector(implicit val ctx: Context) extends ThunkHolder
 
     allNonLocalClassesInSrc += cl
 
-    if (sym.isStatic && ctx.platform.hasMainMethod(sym)) {
+    if (sym.isStatic && !sym.is(Trait) && ctx.platform.hasMainMethod(sym)) {
+       // If sym is an object, all main methods count, otherwise only @static ones count.
       _mainClasses += name
     }