diff --git a/llvm/test/globaldce.ll b/llvm/test/globaldce.ll
new file mode 100644
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+%var = internal global int 1234   ;; used by dead method
+
+implementation
+
+internal int "deadfunc"()
+begin
+	%val = load int * %var
+	%val2 = call int %deadfunc()
+	%val3 = add int %val, %val2
+	ret int %val3
+end
+
+int "main"(int %argc)   ; TODO: , sbyte **argv, sbyte **envp)
+begin
+	ret int -1
+end
+