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diff --git a/test/files/run/t8601b.scala b/test/files/run/t8601b.scala
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+object Test {
+  def len(x: Array[String]): Unit = x.length
+
+  def check(x: => Any) = try { x; sys.error("failed to throw NPE!") } catch { case _: NullPointerException => }
+
+  def main(args: Array[String]) {
+    check(len(null))
+  }
+}