diff --git a/src/tests/vm/pt-bad-addr.c b/src/tests/vm/pt-bad-addr.c
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+++ b/src/tests/vm/pt-bad-addr.c
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+/* Accesses a bad address.
+   The process must be terminated with -1 exit code. */
+
+#include "tests/lib.h"
+#include "tests/main.h"
+
+void
+test_main (void)
+{
+  fail ("bad addr read as %d", *(int *) 0x04000000);
+}