diff --git a/test/misc/Makefile b/test/misc/Makefile
index 6b715f221..f18f40da6 100644
--- a/test/misc/Makefile
+++ b/test/misc/Makefile
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@ $(WORKDIR)/goto.$1.$2.prg: goto.c $(ISEQUAL) | $(WORKDIR)
 	$(CC65) -t sim$2 -$1 -o $$@ $$< 2>$(WORKDIR)/goto.$1.$2.out
 	$(ISEQUAL) $(WORKDIR)/goto.$1.$2.out goto.ref
 
-$(WORKDIR)/bug1889-missing-identifier.$1.$2.prg: bug1889-missing-identifier.c $(ISEQUAL) | $(WORKDIR)
-	$(if $(QUIET),echo misc/bug1889-missing-identifier.$1.$2.error.prg)
-	-$(CC65) -t sim$2 -$1 -o $$(@:.error.prg=.s) $$< 2> $(WORKDIR)/bug1889-missing-identifier.$1.$2.out
-	$(ISEQUAL) $(WORKDIR)/bug1889-missing-identifier.$1.$2.out bug1889-missing-identifier.ref
-
 # the rest are tests that fail currently for one reason or another
 $(WORKDIR)/sitest.$1.$2.prg: sitest.c | $(WORKDIR)
 	@echo "FIXME: " $$@ "currently does not compile."
diff --git a/test/ref/Makefile b/test/ref/Makefile
index e30d3324c..abd3e9bc0 100644
--- a/test/ref/Makefile
+++ b/test/ref/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ CUSTOMSOURCES = \
 # list of sources that produce a compiler error. a .cref files containing the
 # exact error output is required
 ERRORSOURCES = \
-	custom-reference-error.c
+	custom-reference-error.c \
+	bug1889-missing-identifier.c
 
 SOURCES := $(filter-out $(CUSTOMSOURCES) $(ERRORSOURCES),$(wildcard *.c))
 
diff --git a/test/misc/bug1889-missing-identifier.c b/test/ref/bug1889-missing-identifier.c
similarity index 100%
rename from test/misc/bug1889-missing-identifier.c
rename to test/ref/bug1889-missing-identifier.c
diff --git a/test/misc/bug1889-missing-identifier.ref b/test/ref/bug1889-missing-identifier.cref
similarity index 100%
rename from test/misc/bug1889-missing-identifier.ref
rename to test/ref/bug1889-missing-identifier.cref