diff --git a/src/test/ui/parser/issue-88583-union-as-ident.rs b/src/test/ui/parser/issue-88583-union-as-ident.rs
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+// check-pass
+
+#![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+
+struct union;
+
+impl union {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        union { }
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let _u = union::new();
+}