error[E0308]: mismatched types
  --> $DIR/issue-20862.rs:2:5
   |
LL | fn foo(x: i32) {
   |                - possibly return type missing here?
LL |     |y| x + y
   |     ^^^^^^^^^ expected (), found closure
   |
   = note: expected type `()`
              found type `[closure@$DIR/issue-20862.rs:2:5: 2:14 x:_]`

error[E0618]: expected function, found `()`
  --> $DIR/issue-20862.rs:7:13
   |
LL | / fn foo(x: i32) {
LL | |     |y| x + y
LL | | //~^ ERROR: mismatched types
LL | | }
   | |_- `foo` defined here returns `()`
...
LL |       let x = foo(5)(2);
   |               ^^^^^^---
   |               |
   |               call expression requires function

error: aborting due to 2 previous errors

Some errors occurred: E0308, E0618.
For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.