diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e2cf9f34cbd1..d8ad9ea7a238 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ TEST_XFAILS_STAGE0 := $(FLOAT_XFAILS) \
                         clone-with-exterior.rs \
                         comm.rs \
                         constrained-type.rs \
+                        decl-with-recv.rs \
                         destructor-ordering.rs \
                         iter-ret.rs \
                         lazychan.rs \
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/decl-with-recv.rs b/src/test/run-pass/decl-with-recv.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7698ee01aea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/decl-with-recv.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// -*- rust -*-
+
+impure fn main() {
+  let port[int] po = port();
+  let chan[int] ch = chan(po);
+
+  ch <| 10;
+  let int i <- po;
+  check (i == 10);
+
+  ch <| 11;
+  auto j <- po;
+  check (j == 11);
+}