diff --git a/src/comp/middle/mut.rs b/src/comp/middle/mut.rs
index 6ac17db4209..802fbbe7e40 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/mut.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/mut.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fn expr_root(tcx: ty::ctxt, ex: @expr, autoderef: bool) ->
                 let mut = false;
                 alt ty::struct(tcx, base_t) {
                   ty::ty_box(mt) { mut = mt.mut != imm; }
-                  ty::ty_uniq(_) { }
+                  ty::ty_uniq(mt) { mut = mt.mut != imm; }
                   ty::ty_res(_, _, _) { }
                   ty::ty_tag(_, _) { }
                   ty::ty_ptr(mt) { mut = mt.mut != imm; }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unique-mutable.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unique-mutable.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef3b818c9f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/unique-mutable.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {
+    let i = ~mutable 0;
+    *i = 1;
+    assert *i == 1;
+}
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