diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/invalid-macro-matcher.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/invalid-macro-matcher.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..568bac1d89d7
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+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/invalid-macro-matcher.rs
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+macro_rules! invalid { //~ ERROR Invalid macro matcher
+    _ => ();
+}
+
+fn main() {
+}