diff --git a/tests/test/tfpu2.pp b/tests/test/tfpu2.pp
index d71682b3db..1c37b77589 100644
--- a/tests/test/tfpu2.pp
+++ b/tests/test/tfpu2.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { %skiptarget=go32v2 }
+{ %opt=-CE }
 
 {$ifdef fpc}{$mode objfpc}{$endif}
 program test_fpu_excpetions;
@@ -28,4 +29,9 @@ begin
   Writeln('                   = 0       if x <  0');
   Writeln(' 6.5+5.76*mysqrt(3.1) = ',x+y*mysqrt(z):0:6);
   Writeln(' 6.5+5.76*mysqrt(-3.1) = ',x+y*mysqrt(-z):0:6);
+  if (x+y*mysqrt(-z)<>x) then
+    begin
+      writeln('Error: mysqrt does not return zero for negative argument');
+      halt(1);
+    end;
 end.