diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2017/async-functions/invalid-escape-sequence-function-list/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2017/async-functions/invalid-escape-sequence-function-list/input.js
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+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2017/async-functions/invalid-escape-sequence-function-list/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(\u0061sync function() { await x })
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2017/async-functions/invalid-escape-sequence-function-list/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2017/async-functions/invalid-escape-sequence-function-list/options.json
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+{
+  "throws": "Unexpected token, expected \",\" (1:12)"
+}
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