diff --git a/tests/bugs165/pr272233/Iffy2.java b/tests/bugs165/pr272233/Iffy2.java
index 99dd10935f..2245f7d8da 100644
--- a/tests/bugs165/pr272233/Iffy2.java
+++ b/tests/bugs165/pr272233/Iffy2.java
@@ -19,6 +19,31 @@ public void advice4() {}
   @Before("execution(java.util.Collection<?>[] *(..))")
   public void advice5() {}
 
+  /**
+   * TODO: This pointcut is not parsed correctly. Obviously, the combination of
+   * '*' and '&lt;?&gt;' leads to an AJ core dump with this error message:
+   * <p>
+   * <code>
+   *   org.aspectj.weaver.BCException: malformed org.aspectj.weaver.PointcutDeclaration attribute (length:219)
+   *   org.aspectj.weaver.BCException: Bad type signature *
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.AjAttribute.read(AjAttribute.java:137)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.bcel.Utility.readAjAttributes(Utility.java:102)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.bcel.BcelMethod.unpackAjAttributes(BcelMethod.java:197)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.bcel.BcelMethod.&lt;init&gt;(BcelMethod.java:91)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.bcel.BcelObjectType.getDeclaredMethods(BcelObjectType.java:290)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.ReferenceType.getDeclaredMethods(ReferenceType.java:870)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.ResolvedType.getDeclaredAdvice(ResolvedType.java:1028)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.ResolvedType.getDeclaredShadowMungers(ResolvedType.java:1068)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.ResolvedType.collectShadowMungers(ResolvedType.java:868)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.ResolvedType.collectCrosscuttingMembers(ResolvedType.java:794)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.CrosscuttingMembersSet.addOrReplaceAspect(CrosscuttingMembersSet.java:112)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.CrosscuttingMembersSet.addOrReplaceAspect(CrosscuttingMembersSet.java:67)
+   *     at org.aspectj.weaver.bcel.BcelWeaver.prepareForWeave(BcelWeaver.java:512)
+   * </code>
+   */
+  //@Before("execution(*..Collection<?>[] *(..))")
+  public void advice6() {}
+
   public Collection<?>[] getCollectionArray() {
         return null;
   }
diff --git a/tests/src/test/resources/org/aspectj/systemtest/ajc165/ajc165.xml b/tests/src/test/resources/org/aspectj/systemtest/ajc165/ajc165.xml
index e1258bdfb6..7d879705fa 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/resources/org/aspectj/systemtest/ajc165/ajc165.xml
+++ b/tests/src/test/resources/org/aspectj/systemtest/ajc165/ajc165.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@
        <message kind="weave" text="advised by before advice from 'Iffy2' (Iffy2.java:14)"/>
        <message kind="weave" text="advised by before advice from 'Iffy2' (Iffy2.java:17)"/>
        <message kind="weave" text="advised by before advice from 'Iffy2' (Iffy2.java:20)"/>
+       <!-- TODO: Activate 'Iffy2.advice6()' pointcut after pointcut parsing problem has been fixed. -->
+       <!--<message kind="weave" text="advised by before advice from 'Iffy2' (Iffy2.java:XX)"/>-->
      </compile>
    </ajc-test>