diff --git a/src/librustdoc/test.rs b/src/librustdoc/test.rs
index be9327ced26e..ff6f5263fc3c 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/test.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/test.rs
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ pub fn make_test(s: &str,
     // Now push any outer attributes from the example, assuming they
     // are intended to be crate attributes.
     prog.push_str(&crate_attrs);
+    prog.push_str(&crates);
 
     // Uses libsyntax to parse the doctest and find if there's a main fn and the extern
     // crate already is included.
@@ -488,6 +489,8 @@ pub fn make_test(s: &str,
         prog.push_str("\n}");
     }
 
+    debug!("final doctest:\n{}", prog);
+
     (prog, line_offset)
 }