diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/regions-fns.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/regions-fns.rs
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+// Should fail region checking, because g can only accept a pointer
+// with lifetime r, and a is a pointer with unspecified lifetime.
+fn not_ok_1(a: &uint) {
+    let mut g: fn@(x: &uint) = fn@(x: &r.uint) {};
+    //!^ ERROR mismatched types
+    g(a);
+}
+
+// Should fail region checking, because g can only accept a pointer
+// with lifetime r, and a is a pointer with lifetime s.
+fn not_ok_2(s: &s.uint)
+{
+    let mut g: fn@(x: &uint) = fn@(x: &r.uint) {};
+    //!^ ERROR mismatched types
+    g(s);
+}
+
+fn main() {
+}
+
+