diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/repeat-to-run-dtor-twice.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/repeat-to-run-dtor-twice.rs
index a96293998d2..fbfd6e65cb3 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/repeat-to-run-dtor-twice.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/repeat-to-run-dtor-twice.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ struct Foo {
 
 fn main() {
     let a = Foo { x: 3 };
-    let b = [ a, ..5 ];     //~ ERROR copying a noncopyable value
+    let _ = [ a, ..5 ];     //~ ERROR copying a noncopyable value
 }