diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
index 1dbc425d6369..697edfff41fa 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// xfail-stage1
+// xfail-stage2
+// xfail-stage3
+
 use std;
 import std::comm;
 import std::task;