diff --git a/tests/ui/atomic_ordering_fence.rs b/tests/ui/atomic_ordering_fence.rs
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+++ b/tests/ui/atomic_ordering_fence.rs
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+#![warn(clippy::invalid_atomic_ordering)]
+
+use std::sync::atomic::{compiler_fence, fence, Ordering};
+
+fn main() {
+    // Allowed fence ordering modes
+    fence(Ordering::Acquire);
+    fence(Ordering::Release);
+    fence(Ordering::AcqRel);
+    fence(Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+    // Disallowed fence ordering modes
+    fence(Ordering::Relaxed);
+
+    compiler_fence(Ordering::Acquire);
+    compiler_fence(Ordering::Release);
+    compiler_fence(Ordering::AcqRel);
+    compiler_fence(Ordering::SeqCst);
+    compiler_fence(Ordering::Relaxed);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/atomic_ordering_fence.stderr b/tests/ui/atomic_ordering_fence.stderr
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+++ b/tests/ui/atomic_ordering_fence.stderr
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+error: memory fences cannot have `Relaxed` ordering
+  --> $DIR/atomic_ordering_fence.rs:13:11
+   |
+LL |     fence(Ordering::Relaxed);
+   |           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::invalid-atomic-ordering` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = help: consider using ordering modes `Acquire`, `Release`, `AcqRel` or `SeqCst`
+
+error: memory fences cannot have `Relaxed` ordering
+  --> $DIR/atomic_ordering_fence.rs:19:20
+   |
+LL |     compiler_fence(Ordering::Relaxed);
+   |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: consider using ordering modes `Acquire`, `Release`, `AcqRel` or `SeqCst`
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+