diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-50865-private-impl-trait/auxiliary/lib.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-50865-private-impl-trait/auxiliary/lib.rs
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+// Copyright 2016 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.
+
+#![crate_type = "lib"]
+
+pub fn bar<P>( // Error won't happen if "bar" is not generic
+    _baz: P,
+) {
+    hide_foo()();
+}
+
+fn hide_foo() -> impl Fn() { // Error won't happen if "iterate" hasn't impl Trait or has generics
+    foo
+}
+
+fn foo() { // Error won't happen if "foo" isn't used in "iterate" or has generics
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-50865-private-impl-trait/main.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-50865-private-impl-trait/main.rs
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+// Copyright 2016 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.
+
+// aux-build:lib.rs
+
+// Regression test for #50865.
+// FIXME: explain.
+
+extern crate lib;
+
+fn main() {
+    lib::bar(()); // Error won't happen if bar is called from same crate
+}