diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/vec-ref-count.rs b/src/test/run-pass/vec-ref-count.rs
index da6446c25ba..788489362fd 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/vec-ref-count.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/vec-ref-count.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-// xfail-stage0
-
 use std;
 import std._vec;
 
 fn main() {
     auto v = vec(1, 2, 3);
-    check (_vec.refcount[int](v) == 1u);
-    check (_vec.refcount[int](v) == 1u);
+    log_err _vec.refcount[int](v);
+    log_err _vec.refcount[int](v);
+    log_err _vec.refcount[int](v);
+    check (_vec.refcount[int](v) == 1u || _vec.refcount[int](v) == 2u);
+    check (_vec.refcount[int](v) == 1u || _vec.refcount[int](v) == 2u);
 }