diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index c9b8bddff9a..56d41790962 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ TEST_XFAILS_LLVM := $(addprefix test/run-pass/, \
                       complex.rs \
                       dead-code-one-arm-if.rs \
                       deep.rs \
+                      deref.rs \
                       div-mod.rs \
                       drop-on-ret.rs \
                       else-if.rs \
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/deref.rs b/src/test/run-pass/deref.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36a28ba562e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/deref.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fn main() {
+   let @int x = @10;
+   let int y = *x;
+}
\ No newline at end of file