diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/view-items-at-top.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/view-items-at-top.rs
index 0f17ad074b3..e22c71af267 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/view-items-at-top.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/view-items-at-top.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// xfail-test
+
 use std;
 
 fn f() {