diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-preserve-box.rs b/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-preserve-box.rs
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+// compile-flags:--borrowck=err
+// exec-env:RUST_POISON_ON_FREE=1
+
+fn borrow(x: &int, f: fn(x: &int)) {
+    let before = *x;
+    f(x);
+    let after = *x;
+    assert before == after;
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut x = @3;
+    borrow(x) {|b_x|
+        assert *b_x == 3;
+        assert ptr::addr_of(*x) == ptr::addr_of(*b_x);
+        x = @22;
+
+        #debug["ptr::addr_of(*b_x) = %x", ptr::addr_of(*b_x) as uint];
+        assert *b_x == 3;
+        assert ptr::addr_of(*x) != ptr::addr_of(*b_x);
+    }
+}
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