diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/pattern-tyvar.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/pattern-tyvar.rs
index cb94ee5c173e..70da34713c7f 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/pattern-tyvar.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/pattern-tyvar.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// xfail-stage0
+// xfail-stage1
+// xfail-stage2
 // -*- rust -*-
 use std;
 import std::option;