diff --git a/test/Assembler/2004-12-06-ConstantFloatRange.ll b/test/Assembler/2004-12-06-ConstantFloatRange.ll
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+; RUN: llvm-as %s -o /dev/null 2>&1 | grep "constant invalid for type"
+
+; make sure that 'float' values are in range
+
+%D1 = constant double 3.40282347e+39
+%D2 = constant double -3.40282347e+39
+%F1 = constant float 3.40282346e+38
+%F2 = constant float -3.40282346e+38
+%D1 = constant float 3.40282347e+39
+%D2 = constant float -3.40282347e+39