diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/_match.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/_match.rs
index 3757c55a162f..0ac9e0a9c59a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/_match.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/_match.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use check::{check_expr, check_expr_has_type, check_expr_with_expectation};
 use check::{check_expr_coercable_to_type, demand, FnCtxt, Expectation};
 use check::{check_expr_with_lvalue_pref, LvaluePreference};
 use check::{instantiate_path, resolve_ty_and_def_ufcs, structurally_resolved_type};
-use TypeAndSubsts;
 use require_same_types;
 use util::nodemap::FnvHashMap;
 
@@ -544,14 +543,16 @@ pub fn check_pat_struct<'a, 'tcx>(pcx: &pat_ctxt<'a, 'tcx>, pat: &'tcx ast::Pat,
         }
     };
 
-    let TypeAndSubsts {
-        ty: pat_ty, substs: item_substs
-    } = pcx.fcx.instantiate_type(def.def_id(), path);
+    let pat_ty = pcx.fcx.instantiate_type(def.def_id(), path);
+    let item_substs = match pat_ty.sty {
+        ty::TyStruct(_, substs) | ty::TyEnum(_, substs) => substs,
+        _ => tcx.sess.span_bug(pat.span, "struct variant is not an ADT")
+    };
     demand::eqtype(fcx, pat.span, expected, pat_ty);
     check_struct_pat_fields(pcx, pat.span, fields, variant, &item_substs, etc);
 
     fcx.write_ty(pat.id, pat_ty);
-    fcx.write_substs(pat.id, ty::ItemSubsts { substs: item_substs });
+    fcx.write_substs(pat.id, ty::ItemSubsts { substs: item_substs.clone() });
 }
 
 pub fn check_pat_enum<'a, 'tcx>(pcx: &pat_ctxt<'a, 'tcx>,
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index 74df7d8e58a1..7c35aea68503 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     pub fn instantiate_type(&self,
                             did: ast::DefId,
                             path: &ast::Path)
-                            -> TypeAndSubsts<'tcx>
+                            -> Ty<'tcx>
     {
         debug!("instantiate_type(did={:?}, path={:?})", did, path);
         let type_scheme =
@@ -1409,10 +1409,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 traits::ItemObligation(did)),
             &bounds);
 
-        TypeAndSubsts {
-            ty: self.instantiate_type_scheme(path.span, &substs, &type_scheme.ty),
-            substs: substs
-        }
+        self.instantiate_type_scheme(path.span, &substs, &type_scheme.ty)
     }
 
     /// Return the dict-like variant corresponding to a given `Def`.
@@ -3128,9 +3125,7 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier<'a, 'tcx, F>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
             }
         };
 
-        let TypeAndSubsts {
-            ty: expr_ty, ..
-        } = fcx.instantiate_type(def.def_id(), path);
+        let expr_ty = fcx.instantiate_type(def.def_id(), path);
         fcx.write_ty(expr.id, expr_ty);
 
         check_expr_struct_fields(fcx, expr_ty, expr.span, variant, fields,
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/struct-aliases.rs b/src/test/run-pass/struct-aliases.rs
index 7107243d760a..f1337a5b0797 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/struct-aliases.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/struct-aliases.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+use std::mem;
 
 struct S {
     x: isize,
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@ struct S {
 
 type S2 = S;
 
+struct S3<U,V> {
+    x: U,
+    y: V
+}
+
+type S4<U> = S3<U, char>;
+
 fn main() {
     let s = S2 {
         x: 1,
@@ -30,4 +38,34 @@ fn main() {
             assert_eq!(y, 2);
         }
     }
+    // check that generics can be specified from the pattern
+    let s = S4 {
+        x: 4,
+        y: 'a'
+    };
+    match s {
+        S4::<u8> {
+            x: x,
+            y: y
+        } => {
+            assert_eq!(x, 4);
+            assert_eq!(y, 'a');
+            assert_eq!(mem::size_of_val(&x), 1);
+        }
+    };
+    // check that generics can be specified from the constructor
+    let s = S4::<u16> {
+        x: 5,
+        y: 'b'
+    };
+    match s {
+        S4 {
+            x: x,
+            y: y
+        } => {
+            assert_eq!(x, 5);
+            assert_eq!(y, 'b');
+            assert_eq!(mem::size_of_val(&x), 2);
+        }
+    };
 }