diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue15722.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue15722.go
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+// errorcheck
+
+// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Checks to make sure that the compiler can catch a specific invalid
+// method type expression. NB: gccgo and gc have slightly different
+// error messages, hence the generic test for 'method' and not something
+// more specific.
+
+package issue15722
+
+type T int
+type P *T
+
+func (T) t() {}
+
+func _(p P) {
+	P.t(p) // ERROR "method"
+}