diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs b/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs
index b1b073c3ecb..3792887709f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs
@@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ pub struct CheckCrateVisitor {
 
 impl Visitor<bool> for CheckCrateVisitor {
     fn visit_item(&mut self, i: &Item, env: bool) {
-        check_item(self, self.sess, self.def_map, self.method_map,
-                   self.tcx, i, env)
+        check_item(self, self.sess, self.def_map, i, env);
     }
     fn visit_pat(&mut self, p: &Pat, env: bool) {
         check_pat(self, p, env);
     }
     fn visit_expr(&mut self, ex: &Expr, env: bool) {
         check_expr(self, self.sess, self.def_map, self.method_map,
-                   self.tcx, ex, env, false);
+                   self.tcx, ex, env);
     }
 }
 
@@ -59,13 +58,11 @@ pub fn check_crate(sess: Session,
 pub fn check_item(v: &mut CheckCrateVisitor,
                   sess: Session,
                   def_map: resolve::DefMap,
-                  method_map: typeck::method_map,
-                  tcx: ty::ctxt,
                   it: &Item,
                   _is_const: bool) {
     match it.node {
-        ItemStatic(_, mut_, ex) => {
-            check_expr(v, sess, def_map, method_map, tcx, ex, true, mut_ == MutMutable);
+        ItemStatic(_, _, ex) => {
+            v.visit_expr(ex, true);
             check_item_recursion(sess, &v.tcx.map, def_map, it);
         }
         ItemEnum(ref enum_definition, _) => {
@@ -108,8 +105,7 @@ pub fn check_expr(v: &mut CheckCrateVisitor,
                   method_map: typeck::MethodMap,
                   tcx: ty::ctxt,
                   e: &Expr,
-                  is_const: bool,
-                  is_static_mut: bool) {
+                  is_const: bool) {
     if is_const {
         match e.node {
           ExprUnary(UnDeref, _) => { }
@@ -177,6 +173,7 @@ pub fn check_expr(v: &mut CheckCrateVisitor,
                 }
             }
           }
+          ExprVstore(_, ExprVstoreMutSlice) |
           ExprVstore(_, ExprVstoreSlice) |
           ExprVec(_, MutImmutable) |
           ExprAddrOf(MutImmutable, _) |
@@ -191,11 +188,6 @@ pub fn check_expr(v: &mut CheckCrateVisitor,
                     e.span,
                     "references in constants may only refer to \
                      immutable values");
-          }
-          ExprVstore(_, ExprVstoreMutSlice) => {
-              if !is_static_mut {
-                  sess.span_err(e.span, "mutable slice is not allowed in immutable constants")
-              }
           },
           ExprVstore(_, ExprVstoreUniq) => {
               sess.span_err(e.span, "cannot allocate vectors in constant expressions")
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/check_static.rs b/src/librustc/middle/check_static.rs
index ebf1904d3cb..62f9f512b5d 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/check_static.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/check_static.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ impl Visitor<bool> for CheckStaticVisitor {
             ast::ExprVstore(_, ast::ExprVstoreSlice) => {
                 visit::walk_expr(self, e, is_const);
             }
+            ast::ExprVstore(_, ast::ExprVstoreMutSlice) => {
+                self.tcx.sess.span_err(e.span,
+                                       "static items are not allowed to have mutable slices");
+           },
             ast::ExprUnary(ast::UnBox, _) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_err(e.span,
                                    "static items are not allowed to have managed pointers");
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/consts.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/consts.rs
index d85da2ae3ef..5b011939c61 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/consts.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/consts.rs
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ fn const_expr_unadjusted(cx: @CrateContext, e: &ast::Expr,
             (v, inlineable)
           }
           ast::ExprVstore(sub, store @ ast::ExprVstoreSlice) |
-              ast::ExprVstore(sub, store @ ast::ExprVstoreMutSlice) => {
+          ast::ExprVstore(sub, store @ ast::ExprVstoreMutSlice) => {
             match sub.node {
               ast::ExprLit(ref lit) => {
                 match lit.node {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-11411.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/check-static-immutable-mut-slices.rs
similarity index 71%
rename from src/test/compile-fail/issue-11411.rs
rename to src/test/compile-fail/check-static-immutable-mut-slices.rs
index 4ccee2b40c1..73ce488cbc6 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-11411.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/check-static-immutable-mut-slices.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-static TEST: &'static mut [int] = &mut []; //~ ERROR mutable slice is not allowed
+// Checks that immutable static items can't have mutable slices
 
-fn main() { }
+static TEST: &'static mut [int] = &mut [];
+//~^ ERROR static items are not allowed to have mutable slices
+
+pub fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-11411.rs b/src/test/run-pass/check-static-mut-slices.rs
similarity index 86%
rename from src/test/run-pass/issue-11411.rs
rename to src/test/run-pass/check-static-mut-slices.rs
index e0da80702d7..af25c43005d 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-11411.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/check-static-mut-slices.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+// Checks that mutable static items can have mutable slices
 
 static mut TEST: &'static mut [int] = &mut [1];
 
 pub fn main() {
     unsafe {
         TEST[0] += 1;
+        assert_eq!(TEST[0], 2);
     }
 }