diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/memleak_rc.rs b/tests/compile-fail/memleak_rc.rs
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+++ b/tests/compile-fail/memleak_rc.rs
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+//error-pattern: the evaluated program leaked memory
+
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+
+struct Dummy(Rc<RefCell<Option<Dummy>>>);
+
+fn main() {
+    let x = Dummy(Rc::new(RefCell::new(None)));
+    let y = Dummy(x.0.clone());
+    *x.0.borrow_mut() = Some(y);
+}