diff --git a/test/linkx_run.go b/test/linkx_run.go
index 5b67ce7d3de..11b66ed5a91 100644
--- a/test/linkx_run.go
+++ b/test/linkx_run.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	cmd := exec.Command("go", "run", "-ldflags=-X main.tbd hello -X main.overwrite trumped", "linkx.go")
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "run", "-ldflags=-X main.tbd hello -X main.overwrite trumped -X main.nosuchsymbol neverseen", "linkx.go")
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(string(out))