diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-1697.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-1697.rs
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+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-1697.rs
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+// Testing that we don't fail abnormally after hitting the errors
+
+import unresolved::*; //! ERROR unresolved modulename
+//!^ ERROR unresolved does not name a module
+
+fn main() {
+}
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