src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java

@@ -3401,12 +3401,16 @@
     }
 
     Name typeName() {
         int pos = token.pos;
         Name name = ident();
-        if (isRestrictedLocalVarTypeName(name)) {
+        if (name == names.var) {
+            if (Feature.LOCAL_VARIABLE_TYPE_INFERENCE.allowedInSource(source)) {
             reportSyntaxError(pos, "var.not.allowed", name);
+            } else {
+                warning(pos, "var.not.allowed", name);
+            }
         }
         return name;
     }
 
     /** InterfaceDeclaration = INTERFACE Ident TypeParametersOpt