diff --git a/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/mem_update.ll b/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/mem_update.ll
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+; RUN: llvm-as < %s | llc -march=ppc32 &&
+; RUN: llvm-as < %s | llc -march=ppc32 | not grep addi
+
+; XFAIL: *
+
+int *%test(int *%X,  int *%dest) {
+	%Y = getelementptr int* %X, int 4
+	%A = load int* %Y
+	store int %A, int* %dest
+	ret int* %Y
+}