diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/const-autoderef-newtype.rs b/src/test/run-pass/const-autoderef-newtype.rs
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+// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+struct S(&'static [int]);
+const C0: S = S([3]);
+const C1: int = C0[0];
+
+pub fn main() {
+    fail_unless!(C1 == 3);
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/const-autoderef.rs b/src/test/run-pass/const-autoderef.rs
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+// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+const A: [u8 * 1] = ['h' as u8];
+const B: u8 = (&A)[0];
+const C: &'static &'static &'static &'static [u8 * 1] = & & & &A;
+const D: u8 = (&C)[0];
+
+pub fn main() {
+    fail_unless!(B == A[0]);
+    fail_unless!(D == A[0]);
+}