diff --git a/llvm/test/Regression/Linker/2004-02-17-WeakStrongLinkage.ll b/llvm/test/Regression/Linker/2004-02-17-WeakStrongLinkage.ll
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+++ b/llvm/test/Regression/Linker/2004-02-17-WeakStrongLinkage.ll
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+; RUN: llvm-as < %s > %t.out2.bc
+; RUN: echo "%me = global int* null" | llvm-as > %t.out1.bc
+; RUN: llvm-link %t.out[12].bc -o /dev/null -f
+
+%me = weak global int * null
+
+