diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-13808.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-13808.rs
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+// Copyright 2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+struct Foo<'a> {
+    listener: ||: 'a
+}
+
+impl<'a> Foo<'a> {
+    fn new(listener: ||: 'a) -> Foo<'a> {
+        Foo { listener: listener }
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let a = Foo::new(|| {});
+}