diff --git a/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs b/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
index 5d8d57a8095..d059833a07d 100644
--- a/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ fn extern_block(p: &mut Parser) {
     p.expect(R_CURLY);
 }
 
+
 fn fn_item(p: &mut Parser) {
     assert!(p.at(FN_KW));
     p.bump();
@@ -216,7 +217,10 @@ fn fn_item(p: &mut Parser) {
     } else {
         p.error("expected function arguments");
     }
-
+    // test fn_item_ret_type
+    // fn foo() {}
+    // fn bar() -> () {}
+    fn_ret_type(p);
     block(p);
 
     fn block(p: &mut Parser) {
diff --git a/tests/data/parser/inline/0038_fn_item_ret_type.rs b/tests/data/parser/inline/0038_fn_item_ret_type.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d22d8cada69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/parser/inline/0038_fn_item_ret_type.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fn foo() {}
+fn bar() -> () {}
diff --git a/tests/data/parser/inline/0038_fn_item_ret_type.txt b/tests/data/parser/inline/0038_fn_item_ret_type.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7802c54e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/parser/inline/0038_fn_item_ret_type.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+FILE@[0; 30)
+  FN_ITEM@[0; 12)
+    FN_KW@[0; 2)
+    NAME@[2; 6)
+      WHITESPACE@[2; 3)
+      IDENT@[3; 6) "foo"
+    L_PAREN@[6; 7)
+    R_PAREN@[7; 8)
+    BLOCK@[8; 12)
+      WHITESPACE@[8; 9)
+      L_CURLY@[9; 10)
+      R_CURLY@[10; 11)
+      WHITESPACE@[11; 12)
+  FN_ITEM@[12; 30)
+    FN_KW@[12; 14)
+    NAME@[14; 18)
+      WHITESPACE@[14; 15)
+      IDENT@[15; 18) "bar"
+    L_PAREN@[18; 19)
+    R_PAREN@[19; 20)
+    WHITESPACE@[20; 21)
+    THIN_ARROW@[21; 23)
+    TUPLE_TYPE@[23; 27)
+      WHITESPACE@[23; 24)
+      L_PAREN@[24; 25)
+      R_PAREN@[25; 26)
+      WHITESPACE@[26; 27)
+    BLOCK@[27; 30)
+      L_CURLY@[27; 28)
+      R_CURLY@[28; 29)
+      WHITESPACE@[29; 30)
diff --git a/tools/src/bin/main.rs b/tools/src/bin/main.rs
index 1259301279d..f4f6e82ae4f 100644
--- a/tools/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/tools/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ fn update(path: &Path, contents: &str, verify: bool) -> Result<()> {
     if verify {
         bail!("`{}` is not up-to-date", path.display());
     }
+    eprintln!("updating {}", path.display());
     fs::write(path, contents)?;
     Ok(())
 }