diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/PIC16/global-in-user-section.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PIC16/global-in-user-section.ll
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+; RUN: llvm-as < %s | llc -march=pic16 | FileCheck %s
+
+@G1 = common global i16 0, section "usersection", align 1 
+; CHECK: usersection UDATA
+; CHECK: @G1 RES 2