diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index d70da0ce06c..8f96fd700b7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ TEST_XFAILS_X86 :=  test/run-pass/bind-obj-ctor.rs \
                     test/run-pass/generic-recursive-tag.rs \
                     test/run-pass/iter-ret.rs \
                     test/run-pass/mlist-cycle.rs \
-                    test/run-pass/mutable-vec-drop.rs \
                     test/run-pass/obj-as.rs \
                     test/run-pass/task-comm.rs \
                     test/run-pass/vec-slice.rs \
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/mutable-vec-drop.rs b/src/test/run-pass/mutable-vec-drop.rs
index df3b55ee6d7..32961444163 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/mutable-vec-drop.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/mutable-vec-drop.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 fn main() {
   // This just tests whether the vec leaks its members.
-  let vec[mutable @tup(int,int)] pvec = vec(tup(1,2),tup(3,4),tup(5,6));
+
+  let vec[mutable @tup(int,int)] pvec =
+    // FIXME: vec constructor syntax is slated to change.
+    vec[mutable](@tup(1,2), @tup(3,4), @tup(5,6));
 }