diff --git a/test/files/run/t6695.scala b/test/files/run/t6695.scala
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+object Test extends App {
+	try {
+	  Array("a", "b", "c") match {
+	  	case Array("a", "x", "c") => println("x")
+	  	case Array("a", "b", "x") => println("a");
+	  	case Array("a", "d", _*) => println("wrongly positive")
+	  }
+	  assert(false, "match succeeded")
+	} catch {
+		case _: MatchError => // okay
+	}
+
+  Array("a", "b", "c") match {
+  	case Array("a", "x", "c") => println("x")
+  	case Array("a", "b", "x") => println("a");
+  	case Array("a", "b", _*) => // okay
+  }
+}