diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/foreign-mod-unused-const.rs b/src/test/run-pass/foreign-mod-unused-const.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c52a3e34af
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+++ b/src/test/run-pass/foreign-mod-unused-const.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#[nolink]
+extern mod foo {
+    const errno: int;
+}
+
+fn main() {
+}
+