diff --git a/JSONArray.java b/JSONArray.java
index 5ccb65b79..e6ea71df7 100644
--- a/JSONArray.java
+++ b/JSONArray.java
@@ -593,7 +593,9 @@ public <E extends Enum<E>> E optEnum(Class<E> clazz, int index, E defaultValue)
                 return myE;
             }
             return Enum.valueOf(clazz, val.toString());
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException | NullPointerException e) {
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+            return defaultValue;
+        } catch (NullPointerException npe) {
             return defaultValue;
         }
     }
diff --git a/JSONObject.java b/JSONObject.java
index e52a567f8..e5a37a476 100644
--- a/JSONObject.java
+++ b/JSONObject.java
@@ -900,7 +900,9 @@ public <E extends Enum<E>> E optEnum(Class<E> clazz, String key, E defaultValue)
                 return myE;
             }
             return Enum.valueOf(clazz, val.toString());
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException | NullPointerException e) {
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+            return defaultValue;
+        } catch (NullPointerException npe) {
             return defaultValue;
         }
     }