diff --git a/test/typeparam/issue48711.go b/test/typeparam/issue48711.go
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+// errorcheck -G=3
+
+// Copyright 2021 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.
+
+package main
+
+func f[T interface{ ~[]P }, P any](t T) { // ERROR "instantiation cycle"
+	if t == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	f[[]T, T]([]T{t})
+}
+
+func main() {
+	f[[]int](nil)
+}