diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/typeck/check/alt.rs b/src/rustc/middle/typeck/check/alt.rs
index 6cd6f5f53aa..e1de3215495 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/typeck/check/alt.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/typeck/check/alt.rs
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ fn check_pat(pcx: pat_ctxt, pat: @ast::pat, expected: ty::t) {
         for fields.each |field| {
             match field_map.find(field.ident) {
                 some(index) => {
+                    tcx.sess.span_err(pat.span, ~"Pattern-matching structs \
+                            is not allowed (#3215) until the next snapshot.");
                     let class_field = class_fields[index];
                     let field_type = ty::lookup_field_type(tcx,
                                                            class_id,
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/struct-pattern-matching.rs b/src/test/run-pass/struct-pattern-matching.rs
index 0a4f3b933c0..aa24e269959 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/struct-pattern-matching.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/struct-pattern-matching.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// xfail-test
 struct Foo {
     x: int;
     y: int;