diff --git a/test/Bitcode/null-type.ll b/test/Bitcode/null-type.ll
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index 00000000000..5d3dfab5753
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+; RUN: not llvm-dis < %s.bc > /dev/null |& grep "Invalid MODULE_CODE_FUNCTION record"
+; PR8494
diff --git a/test/Bitcode/null-type.ll.bc b/test/Bitcode/null-type.ll.bc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0a97d94ce9
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