diff --git a/src/libstd/condition.rs b/src/libstd/condition.rs
index 4d8857c9d1ba..9cd2ad79d189 100644
--- a/src/libstd/condition.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/condition.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ mod test {
     // Issue #6009
     mod m {
         condition! {
-            sadness: int -> int;
+            // #6009, #8215: should this truly need a `pub` for access from n?
+            pub sadness: int -> int;
         }
 
         mod n {