diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/linked-failure.rs b/src/test/run-pass/linked-failure.rs
index 7f0e521e719c..4324c4d0e3bf 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/linked-failure.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/linked-failure.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // -*- rust -*-
-
+// xfail-fast
 // error-pattern:1 == 2
 use std;
 import std::task;