diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/rustc-check-passes.rs b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/rustc-check-passes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..731cc8ba617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/rustc-check-passes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
+#![feature(box_syntax)] //~ ERROR
+
+pub fn foo() {}
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/rustc-check-passes.stderr b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/rustc-check-passes.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9707895ff3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/rustc-check-passes.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+error[E0636]: the feature `box_syntax` has already been declared
+  --> $DIR/rustc-check-passes.rs:2:12
+   |
+LL | #![feature(box_syntax)]
+   |            ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0636`.