diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/borrowck/two-phase-control-flow-split-before-activation.rs b/src/test/run-pass/borrowck/two-phase-control-flow-split-before-activation.rs
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+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+// revisions: lxl nll
+//[lxl]compile-flags: -Z borrowck=mir -Z two-phase-borrows
+//[nll]compile-flags: -Z borrowck=mir -Z two-phase-borrows -Z nll
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut a = 0;
+    let mut b = 0;
+    let p = if maybe() {
+        &mut a
+    } else {
+        &mut b
+    };
+    use_(p);
+}
+
+fn maybe() -> bool { false }
+fn use_<T>(_: T) { }