diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/trans/expr.rs b/src/rustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
index dee553536048a..06c2421a452d7 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ impl Dest : cmp::Eq {
     pure fn ne(other: &Dest) -> bool { !self.eq(other) }
 }
 
+fn drop_and_cancel_clean(dat: Datum, bcx: block) -> block {
+    let bcx = dat.drop_val(bcx);
+    dat.cancel_clean(bcx);
+    return bcx;
+}
+
 fn trans_to_datum(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr) -> DatumBlock {
     debug!("trans_to_datum(expr=%s)", bcx.expr_to_str(expr));
 
@@ -573,7 +579,7 @@ fn trans_rvalue_dps_unadjusted(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr,
             if bcx.expr_is_lval(a) {
                 let datum = unpack_datum!(bcx, trans_to_datum(bcx, a));
                 return match dest {
-                    Ignore => datum.drop_val(bcx),
+                    Ignore => drop_and_cancel_clean(datum, bcx),
                     SaveIn(addr) => datum.move_to(bcx, INIT, addr)
                 };
             } else {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unused-move.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unused-move.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4cabac321376c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/unused-move.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Issue #3878
+// Issue Name: Unused move causes a crash
+// Abstract: zero-fill to block after drop
+
+fn main()
+{
+    let y = ~1;
+    move y;
+}
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