diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-preserve-box-in-discr.rs b/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-preserve-box-in-discr.rs
index c65472ec894f..d622239a52ab 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-preserve-box-in-discr.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-preserve-box-in-discr.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 fn main() {
     let mut x = @{f: ~3};
     match x {
-      @{f: b_x} => {
-        assert *b_x == 3;
-        assert ptr::addr_of(&(*x.f)) == ptr::addr_of(&(*b_x));
+      @{f: ref b_x} => {
+        assert **b_x == 3;
+        assert ptr::addr_of(&(*x.f)) == ptr::addr_of(&(**b_x));
 
         x = @{f: ~4};
 
-        debug!("ptr::addr_of(*b_x) = %x", ptr::addr_of(&(*b_x)) as uint);
-        assert *b_x == 3;
-        assert ptr::addr_of(&(*x.f)) != ptr::addr_of(&(*b_x));
+        debug!("ptr::addr_of(*b_x) = %x", ptr::addr_of(&(**b_x)) as uint);
+        assert **b_x == 3;
+        assert ptr::addr_of(&(*x.f)) != ptr::addr_of(&(**b_x));
       }
     }
 }