diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
index 2c9cbb6d0dc..4f9b554f439 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
@@ -4520,6 +4520,7 @@ fn visit_expr(ex: &@ast::expr, e: &env, v: &vt<env>) {
               ast::expr_ret(_) { true }
               ast::expr_break. { true }
               ast::expr_cont. { true }
+              ast::expr_call(_, _) { true }
               _ {
                 let ex_ty = ty::expr_ty(e.ccx.tcx, ex);
                 ty::type_is_bot(e.ccx.tcx, ex_ty)
diff --git a/src/test/run-fail/unwind-initializer-indirect.rs b/src/test/run-fail/unwind-initializer-indirect.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..726dc3d9040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-fail/unwind-initializer-indirect.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// error-pattern:fail
+
+fn f() -> @int { fail; }
+
+fn main() {
+    let a: @int = f();
+}
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