diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/pred-on-wrong-slots.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/pred-on-wrong-slots.rs
index cd609b7d738..cb028d7b4a2 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/pred-on-wrong-slots.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/pred-on-wrong-slots.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 fn f(int a, int b) : lt(a,b) {
 }
 
-fn lt(int a, int b) -> bool {
+pred lt(int a, int b) -> bool {
   ret a < b;
 }