diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/director_protected.i b/Examples/test-suite/director_protected.i
index 4582f48e0..c26980f4f 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/director_protected.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/director_protected.i
@@ -35,10 +35,14 @@ public:
     return "Bar::pong();" + Foo::pong();
   }
 
+  int hello;
+
 protected:
   std::string ping() { 
     return "Bar::ping();"; 
   };
+  
+  int hi;
 };
  
  
diff --git a/Source/Modules/lang.cxx b/Source/Modules/lang.cxx
index d192a8c57..1c6cc7770 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/lang.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/lang.cxx
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ int Language::cDeclaration(Node *n) {
   if (CurrentClass && (cplus_mode == CPLUS_PROTECTED) &&
       (!directors ||
        !director_protected_mode ||
+       Cmp(storage,"virtual") ||
        !is_member_director(CurrentClass,n))) return SWIG_NOWRAP;
   
   if (Cmp(storage,"typedef") == 0) {