diff --git a/test/Other/close-stderr.ll b/test/Other/close-stderr.ll
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Other/close-stderr.ll
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+; RUN: sh -c "\
+; RUN:        opt --reject-this-option 2>&-; echo $?; \
+; RUN:        opt -o /dev/null /dev/null 2>&-; echo $?; \
+; RUN:       " | FileCheck %s
+; CHECK: {{^1$}}
+; CHECK: {{^0$}}
+
+; Test that the error handling when writing to stderr fails exits the
+; program cleanly rather than aborting.