diff --git a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
index 3ca728895da1..569e4f7d53f7 100644
--- a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
+++ b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ class Typer extends Namer with TypeAssigner with Applications with Implicits wit
    */
   def ensureConstrCall(cls: ClassSymbol, parents: List[Tree])(implicit ctx: Context): List[Tree] = {
     val firstParent :: otherParents = parents
-    if (firstParent.isType && !(cls is Trait))
+    if (firstParent.isType && !(cls is Trait) && !cls.is(JavaDefined))
       typed(untpd.New(untpd.TypedSplice(firstParent), Nil)) :: otherParents
     else parents
   }
diff --git a/tests/pos/java-interop/i879.java b/tests/pos/java-interop/i879.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6db5b77ff20f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/java-interop/i879.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class Foo {
+  Foo(int i) {
+  }
+}
+
+
+class Bar extends Foo {
+  Bar() {
+    super(10);
+  }
+}
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