diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/missing-do.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/missing-do.rs
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+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/missing-do.rs
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+// Regression test for issue #2783
+
+fn foo(f: fn()) { f() }
+
+fn main() {
+    "" || 42; //! ERROR binary operation || cannot be applied to type `str`
+    foo || {}; //! ERROR binary operation || cannot be applied to type `extern fn(fn())`
+    //!^ NOTE did you forget the 'do' keyword for the call?
+}