diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/conditional-compile.rs b/src/test/run-pass/conditional-compile.rs
index 5156d8f17def..79d0d33bd7cd 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/conditional-compile.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/conditional-compile.rs
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ mod test_foreign_items {
     #[abi = "cdecl"]
     extern mod rustrt {
         #[cfg(bogus)]
-        fn rust_getcwd() -> *();
-        fn rust_getcwd() -> *();
+        fn rust_getcwd() -> ~str;
+        fn rust_getcwd() -> ~str;
     }
 }