diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c b/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c
index 8c76ebb837..bca203ee64 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c
@@ -1608,6 +1608,8 @@ typecheckcomplit(Node **np)
 				ll->n->left->typecheck = 1;
 				f = f->down;
 			}
+			if(f != nil)
+				yyerror("too few values in struct initializer");
 		} else {
 			// keyed list
 			for(ll=n->list; ll; ll=ll->next) {
diff --git a/test/bugs/bug189.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug189.go
similarity index 81%
rename from test/bugs/bug189.go
rename to test/fixedbugs/bug189.go
index 3befe82f69..d585ac463d 100644
--- a/test/bugs/bug189.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug189.go
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ type S struct {
 func main() {
 	s1 := S{a: 7};	// ok - field is named
 	s3 := S{7, 11};	// ok - all fields have values
-	s2 := S{7};	// bug - should not compile since not all fields have values
+	s2 := S{7};	// ERROR "too few"
 }
diff --git a/test/golden.out b/test/golden.out
index c1a6092e67..f3d59679ba 100644
--- a/test/golden.out
+++ b/test/golden.out
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ BUG: errchk: command succeeded unexpectedly
 =========== bugs/bug187.go
 BUG: 0 1
 
-=========== bugs/bug189.go
-BUG: errchk: command succeeded unexpectedly
-
 =========== bugs/bug190.go
 bugs/bug190.go:11: invalid recursive type []S
 bugs/bug190.go:16: invalid recursive type S