diff --git a/src/test/ui/bogus-error-#39161.rs b/src/test/ui/bogus-error-#39161.rs
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+// run-pass
+struct X { a: i32, b: i32 }
+
+#[allow(unused_variables)]
+fn main() {
+    const DX: X = X { a: 0, b: 0 };
+    const X1: X = X { a: 1, ..DX };  // ok
+    let   x2    = X { a: 1, b: 2, ..DX };  // ok
+    const X3: X = X { a: 1, b: 2, ..DX };  // error[E0016]
+}