diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-70673.rs b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-70673.rs
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+// Regression test for https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/70673.
+
+// run-pass
+
+#![feature(thread_local)]
+
+#[thread_local]
+static A: &u8 = &42;
+
+fn main() {
+    dbg!(*A);
+}