diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 74e2cd854355e9a71635af7bb154fb530b22f80b..9c4a746a5c50cfc7ed06ad83d5fa38d108877c52 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ TEST_XFAILS_LLVM := $(TASK_XFAILS) \
 
 TEST_XFAILS_SELF := $(filter-out \
                       $(addprefix test/run-pass/, \
+                        bool-not.rs \
+                        dead-code-one-arm-if.rs \
+                        hello.rs \
                         int.rs \
                         item-name-overload.rs \
                         multiline-comment.rs \
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
index 9cf08e6b1f1b9ff9566163298409c52140d2c54b..fb4f63792561070b77c3bd50f5e18d5f4cb4074e 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ fn type_of_inner(@trans_ctxt cx, @typeck.ty t) -> TypeRef {
             ret T_struct(tys);
         }
         case (typeck.ty_fn(?args, ?out)) {
-            let vec[TypeRef] atys = vec();
+            let vec[TypeRef] atys = vec(T_taskptr());
             for (typeck.arg arg in args) {
                 let TypeRef t = type_of(cx, arg.ty);
                 alt (arg.mode) {