diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/block-arg-as-stmt-with-value.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/block-arg-as-stmt-with-value.rs
index ccdc29f004a1..dfa39082a940 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/block-arg-as-stmt-with-value.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/block-arg-as-stmt-with-value.rs
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ fn compute1() -> float {
 fn main() {
     let x = compute1();
     log(debug, x);
-    assert(y == -4f);
+    assert(x == -4f);
 }