diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 0c0d9e54424..dfb7f255a98 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -42,19 +42,22 @@ pub fn rewrite_path(context: &RewriteContext,
     if let Some(ref qself) = qself {
         result.push('<');
         result.push_str(&pprust::ty_to_string(&qself.ty));
-        result.push_str(" as ");
 
-        let extra_offset = extra_offset(&result, offset);
-        // 3 = ">::".len()
-        let budget = try_opt!(width.checked_sub(extra_offset)) - 3;
+        if skip_count > 0 {
+            result.push_str(" as ");
 
-        result = try_opt!(rewrite_path_segments(result,
-                                                path.segments.iter().take(skip_count),
-                                                span_lo,
-                                                path.span.hi,
-                                                context,
-                                                budget,
-                                                offset + extra_offset));
+            let extra_offset = extra_offset(&result, offset);
+            // 3 = ">::".len()
+            let budget = try_opt!(width.checked_sub(extra_offset)) - 3;
+
+            result = try_opt!(rewrite_path_segments(result,
+                                                    path.segments.iter().take(skip_count),
+                                                    span_lo,
+                                                    path.span.hi,
+                                                    context,
+                                                    budget,
+                                                    offset + extra_offset));
+        }
 
         result.push_str(">::");
         span_lo = qself.ty.span.hi + BytePos(1);
diff --git a/tests/source/paths.rs b/tests/source/paths.rs
index 51edf707645..d2b4a66622a 100644
--- a/tests/source/paths.rs
+++ b/tests/source/paths.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ fn main() {
      Quux::<ParamOne,   // Comment 1
             ParamTwo,   // Comment 2
                     >::some_func();
+
+    < *mut JSObject >:: relocate(entry);
 }
 
 fn op(foo: Bar, key : &[u8], upd : Fn(Option<&memcache::Item> , Baz  ) -> Result) -> MapResult {}
diff --git a/tests/target/paths.rs b/tests/target/paths.rs
index c69275c7ff9..4fa3a52fe6c 100644
--- a/tests/target/paths.rs
+++ b/tests/target/paths.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ fn main() {
                                                                                      supports_clipboard);
 
     Quux::<ParamOne /* Comment 1 */, ParamTwo /* Comment 2 */>::some_func();
+
+    <*mut JSObject>::relocate(entry);
 }
 
 fn op(foo: Bar, key: &[u8], upd: Fn(Option<&memcache::Item>, Baz) -> Result) -> MapResult {