diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 188a413948b..cda3be5364e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ TEST_XFAILS_X86 :=  test/run-pass/mlist-cycle.rs \
                     test/run-pass/vec-slice.rs \
                     test/run-pass/fn-lval.rs \
                     test/run-pass/generic-fn-infer.rs \
+                    test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs \
                     test/run-pass/generic-recursive-tag.rs \
                     test/run-pass/mutable-alias-vec.rs \
                     test/run-pass/mutable-vec-drop.rs \
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs b/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs
index f67fef4fe10..414aaff46a2 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ fn get(int i) -> T {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  fn take(T t) {}
 }
 
 fn main() {