diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/cpp0x/initlist72.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/cpp0x/initlist72.C
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+// DR 1589
+// { dg-require-effective-target c++11 }
+
+#include <initializer_list>
+
+struct Pair
+{
+  Pair(const char *, const char *);
+};
+
+struct String
+{
+  String(const char *);
+};
+
+void f1(int);			     // #1
+int f1(std::initializer_list<long>); // #2
+int g1() { return f1({42}); }	     // chooses #2
+
+void f2(Pair);			       // #3
+int f2(std::initializer_list<String>); // #4
+int g2() { return f2({"foo","bar"}); } // chooses #4