diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/inherit/access2.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/inherit/access2.C
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+// Test that a base doesn't get special rights to convert to itself.
+
+struct A {
+  void f ();
+};
+
+struct B: private A { };
+
+B b;
+
+void A::f ()
+{
+  A* ap = &b;			// { dg-error "base|inherit" "" }
+}