diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/debuginfo.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/debuginfo.rs
index 86bdf509d65..34ebdd81bc0 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/debuginfo.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/debuginfo.rs
@@ -606,13 +606,22 @@ fn create_enum_md(cx: &mut CrateContext,
         return discriminant_type_md;
     }
 
+    let is_univariant = variants.len() == 1;
+
     let variants_md = do variants.map |&vi| {
 
         let raw_types : &[ty::t] = vi.args;
         let arg_types = do raw_types.map |&raw_type| { ty::subst(cx.tcx, substs, raw_type) };
-        let arg_llvm_types = ~[discriminant_llvm_type] + do arg_types.map |&ty| { type_of::type_of(cx, ty) };
-        let arg_names = ~[~""] + arg_types.map(|_| ~"");
-        let arg_md = ~[discriminant_type_md] + do arg_types.map |&ty| { get_or_create_type(cx, ty, span) };
+        
+        let mut arg_llvm_types = do arg_types.map |&ty| { type_of::type_of(cx, ty) };
+        let mut arg_names = arg_types.map(|_| ~"");
+        let mut arg_md = do arg_types.map |&ty| { get_or_create_type(cx, ty, span) };
+
+        if !is_univariant {
+            arg_llvm_types.insert(0, discriminant_llvm_type);
+            arg_names.insert(0, ~"");
+            arg_md.insert(0, discriminant_type_md);
+        }
 
         let variant_llvm_type = Type::struct_(arg_llvm_types, false);
         let variant_type_size = machine::llsize_of_alloc(cx, variant_llvm_type);
@@ -646,7 +655,7 @@ fn create_enum_md(cx: &mut CrateContext,
     let enum_type_size = machine::llsize_of_alloc(cx, enum_llvm_type);
     let enum_type_align = machine::llalign_of_min(cx, enum_llvm_type);
 
-    return do "".as_c_str |enum_name| { unsafe { llvm::LLVMDIBuilderCreateUnionType(
+    return do enum_name.as_c_str |enum_name| { unsafe { llvm::LLVMDIBuilderCreateUnionType(
         DIB(cx),
         file_metadata,
         enum_name,
diff --git a/src/test/debug-info/tuple-style-enum.rs b/src/test/debug-info/tuple-style-enum.rs
index 00144aa1bb5..5c12649dea7 100644
--- a/src/test/debug-info/tuple-style-enum.rs
+++ b/src/test/debug-info/tuple-style-enum.rs
@@ -14,19 +14,29 @@
 // debugger:run
 // debugger:finish
 
-// debugger:print case2
-// check:$1 = {Case1, 0, 1}
+// d ebugger:print case2
+// c heck:$1 = {Case1, 0, 1}
 
-enum Test {
+// debugger:print univariant
+// check:$1 = {{-1}}
+
+
+enum Regular {
     Case1(i32, i64),
     Case2(bool, i16, i32)
 }
 
+enum Univariant {
+	TheOnlyCase(i64)
+}
+
 fn main() {
 
     let case1 = Case1(110, 220);
     let case2 = Case2(false, 2, 3);
 
+    let univariant = TheOnlyCase(-1);
+
     zzz();
 }