diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3177-mutable-struct.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3177-mutable-struct.rs
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+// xfail-test
+// error-pattern: instantiating a type parameter with an incompatible type
+struct S<T: Const> {
+    s: T,
+    mut cant_nest: ()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let a1  = ~S{ s: true, cant_nest: () };
+    let _a2 = ~S{ s: move a1, cant_nest: () };
+}