diff --git a/src/template/ext/top/configure/RULES b/src/template/ext/top/configure/RULES
index 31c3339ef..f92e647af 100644
--- a/src/template/ext/top/configure/RULES
+++ b/src/template/ext/top/configure/RULES
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 include $(CONFIG)/RULES
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_PYTHON
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_IDL
+ifdef BASE_3_15
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_JAVA
+endif