diff --git a/tests/reject/titer4.nim b/tests/reject/titer4.nim
index d9d8855439..9b52f8055b 100755
--- a/tests/reject/titer4.nim
+++ b/tests/reject/titer4.nim
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ discard """
   line: 7
   errormsg: "iterator within for loop context expected"
 """
-
-for x in {'a'..'z'}: #ERROR_MSG iterator within for loop context expected
+# implicit items/pairs, but not if we have 3 for loop vars:
+for x, y, z in {'a'..'z'}: #ERROR_MSG iterator within for loop context expected
   nil