diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 5a72afdeea9..31da01b16fd 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ 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 414aaff46a2..1ff7d180a7f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ obj buf[T](tup(T,T,T) data) {
     }
   }
 
-  fn take(T t) {}
+  fn take(&T t) {}
 }
 
 fn main() {