diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/typeck/check.rs b/src/rustc/middle/typeck/check.rs
index 16834c379190f90055e17029ab81df4ec7c6ea85..e3f6ba40aefda3fabec4088d0c87f680d5c95ff8 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/typeck/check.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/typeck/check.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 import rscope::{in_binding_rscope, region_scope, type_rscope};
 import syntax::ast::ty_i;
 import typeck::infer::{unify_methods}; // infcx.set()
-import typeck::infer::{force_level, force_none, force_non_region_vars_only,
+import typeck::infer::{force_level, force_none, force_ty_vars_only,
                        force_all};
 
 type fn_ctxt =
@@ -1174,14 +1174,7 @@ fn check_expr_fn(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
             }
           }
           ast::neg {
-            // If the operand's type is an integral type variable, we
-            // don't want to resolve it yet, because the rest of the
-            // typing context might not have had the opportunity to
-            // constrain it yet.
-            if !(ty::type_is_var_integral(oprnd_t)) {
-                oprnd_t = structurally_resolved_type(fcx, oprnd.span,
-                                                     oprnd_t);
-            }
+            oprnd_t = structurally_resolved_type(fcx, oprnd.span, oprnd_t);
             if !(ty::type_is_integral(oprnd_t) ||
                  ty::type_is_fp(oprnd_t)) {
                 oprnd_t = check_user_unop(fcx, "-", "unary-", expr,
@@ -2116,7 +2109,7 @@ fn instantiate_path(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
 // resolution is possible, then an error is reported.
 fn structurally_resolved_type(fcx: @fn_ctxt, sp: span, tp: ty::t) -> ty::t {
     alt infer::resolve_shallow(fcx.infcx, tp,
-                               force_non_region_vars_only) {
+                               force_ty_vars_only) {
       result::ok(t_s) if !ty::type_is_var(t_s) { ret t_s; }
       _ {
         fcx.ccx.tcx.sess.span_fatal
diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/typeck/infer.rs b/src/rustc/middle/typeck/infer.rs
index 2a1f136048703ae0dd354dafa97c41c4886dd08c..d545702048fd10989c16ee2a500fec54bbfad3a5 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/typeck/infer.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/typeck/infer.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ fn bar() {
 export assignment;
 export root, to_str;
 export int_ty_set_all;
-export force_level, force_none, force_non_region_vars_only, force_all;
+export force_level, force_none, force_ty_vars_only, force_all;
 
 // Bitvector to represent sets of integral types
 enum int_ty_set = uint;
@@ -1093,9 +1093,9 @@ enum force_level {
     // Any unconstrained variables are OK.
     force_none,
 
-    // Unconstrained region vars are OK; unconstrained ty vars and
-    // integral ty vars result in an error.
-    force_non_region_vars_only,
+    // Unconstrained region vars and integral ty vars are OK;
+    // unconstrained general-purpose ty vars result in an error.
+    force_ty_vars_only,
 
     // Any unconstrained variables result in an error.
     force_all,
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ fn resolve_ty_var(vid: tv_vid) -> ty::t {
               { ub:_, lb:some(t) } { self.resolve1(t) }
               { ub:none, lb:none } {
                 alt self.force_vars {
-                  force_non_region_vars_only | force_all {
+                  force_ty_vars_only | force_all {
                     self.err = some(unresolved_ty(vid));
                   }
                   force_none { /* ok */ }
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ fn resolve_ty_var_integral(vid: tvi_vid) -> ty::t {
           some(t) { t }
           none {
             alt self.force_vars {
-              force_non_region_vars_only | force_all {
+              force_all {
                 // As a last resort, default to int.
                 let ty = ty::mk_int(self.infcx.tcx);
                 self.infcx.set(
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ fn resolve_ty_var_integral(vid: tvi_vid) -> ty::t {
                         nde.rank));
                 ty
               }
-              force_none {
+              force_none | force_ty_vars_only {
                 ty::mk_var_integral(self.infcx.tcx, vid)
               }
             }