diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp
index d23390d0ad..7a05ee6fe1 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ if { [istarget mips*-*-*] } then {
     run_dump_test "relax"
 
     run_list_test "illegal" ""
+    run_list_test "baddata1" ""
 
     # LOSE: As of 2002-02-08, the next 4 tests fail for target mips-ecoff.
     # It's unknown whether they _should_ pass as-is, or whether different