diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-2995.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-2995.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..426f144530b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-2995.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn bad (p: *int) {
+    let _q: &int = p as ∫ //~ ERROR non-scalar cast
+}
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