diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/2007-02-23-lr-saved-twice.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/2007-02-23-lr-saved-twice.ll
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+; RUN: llvm-as < %s | llc | grep mflr | wc -l | grep 1
+
+target datalayout = "e-p:32:32"
+target triple = "powerpc-apple-darwin8"
+@str = internal constant [18 x i8] c"hello world!, %d\0A\00"            ; <[18 x i8]*> [#uses=1]
+
+implementation   ; Functions:
+
+define i32 @main() {
+entry:
+        %tmp = tail call i32 (i8*, ...)* @printf( i8* getelementptr ([18 x i8]* @str, i32 0, i32 0) )                ; <i32> [#uses=0]
+        ret i32 0
+}
+
+declare i32 @printf(i8*, ...)