diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/java.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/java.cxx
index 57121f350..bb88e9512 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/java.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/java.cxx
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ class JAVA : public Language {
     n_directors(0),
     emitted_connect(false)
     {
+      /* by now, multiple inheritance in directors is disabled, this
+	 should be easy to implement though */
+      director_multiple_inheritance = 0;
+      director_language = 1;
     }
 
   /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/ocaml.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/ocaml.cxx
index 0c0439c97..d47e368be 100755
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/ocaml.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/ocaml.cxx
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public:
 	   "} else {\n",
 	   "  failwith(\"accessing abstract class or protected constructor\"); \n",
 	   "}\n", NIL);
+    director_multiple_inheritance = 1;
+    director_language = 1;
   }
   
       
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx
index 16721d746..d27ee5295 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ public:
 	   "    \"accessing abstract class or protected constructor\"); \n",
 	   "  SWIG_fail;\n",
 	   "}\n", NIL);
+    director_multiple_inheritance = 1;
+    director_language = 1;
   }
   
   /* ------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
index 3a9c99faa..e7cff931c 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ public:
 	   "  rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError,\"accessing abstract class or protected constructor\"); \n",
 	   "  return Qnil;\n",
 	   "}\n", NIL);
+    director_multiple_inheritance = 0;
+    director_language = 1;
   }
   
   /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@ public:
 	  Swig_mark_arg(i);
 	} else if (strcmp(argv[i],"-minherit") == 0) {
           multipleInheritance = true;
+	  director_multiple_inheritance = 1;
 	  Swig_mark_arg(i);
         } else if (strcmp(argv[i],"-prefix") == 0) {
           if (argv[i+1]) {
@@ -354,6 +357,7 @@ public:
         }
         if (Getattr(options, "ruby_minherit")) {
           multipleInheritance = true;
+	  director_multiple_inheritance = 1;
         }
       }
     }