diff --git a/src/test/run-make/issue-85441/Makefile b/src/test/run-make/issue-85441/Makefile
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+# only-windows
+
+-include ../../run-make-fulldeps/tools.mk
+
+# Tests that WS2_32.dll is not unnecessarily linked, see issue #85441
+
+all:
+	$(RUSTC) empty.rs
+	objdump -p $(TMPDIR)/empty.exe | $(CGREP) -v -i "WS2_32.dll"
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/issue-85441/empty.rs b/src/test/run-make/issue-85441/empty.rs
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+++ b/src/test/run-make/issue-85441/empty.rs
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+fn main() {}