diff --git a/tests/basics/fun_error.py b/tests/basics/fun_error.py
index 305b249111..367fe0b7fa 100644
--- a/tests/basics/fun_error.py
+++ b/tests/basics/fun_error.py
@@ -27,8 +27,5 @@ test_exc("[].sort(1)", TypeError)
 # function with keyword args given extra keyword args
 test_exc("[].sort(noexist=1)", TypeError)
 
-# function with keyword args not given a specific keyword arg
-test_exc("enumerate()", TypeError)
-
 # kw given for positional, but a different positional is missing
 test_exc("def f(x, y): pass\nf(x=1)", TypeError)
diff --git a/tests/basics/fun_error2.py b/tests/basics/fun_error2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4d2c0b64d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/basics/fun_error2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# test errors from bad function calls
+try:
+    enumerate
+except:
+    print("SKIP")
+    import sys
+    sys.exit()
+
+def test_exc(code, exc):
+    try:
+        exec(code)
+        print("no exception")
+    except exc:
+        print("right exception")
+    except:
+        print("wrong exception")
+
+# function with keyword args not given a specific keyword arg
+test_exc("enumerate()", TypeError)