diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-1362.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-1362.rs
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+// Regression test for issue #1362
+//   (without out that fix the location will be bogus)
+fn main() {
+  let x: uint = 20; //! ERROR mismatched types
+}
+// NOTE: Do not add any extra lines as the line number the error is
+// on is significant; an error later in the source file might not
+// trigger the bug.