diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 9326feba9b4..f8b0c497598 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-01-11  Matthias Klose  <doko@ubuntu.com>
+
+	PR middle-end/38616
+	* gcc.dg/pr38616.c: New test.
+
 2009-01-10  Sebastian Pop  <sebastian.pop@amd.com>
 
 	* gcc.dg/graphite/block-3.c: Fix compile error on 32bit.
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr38616.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr38616.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98669da71c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr38616.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* PR middle-end/38616 */
+/* { dg-do run } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2 -fstack-protector" } */
+
+#include <stdio.h> 
+
+#define BUFFER "1234567890abcdefghijklmno"
+int main (void)
+{
+  char buffer[1024]="";
+  sprintf (buffer, "%s", BUFFER);
+  return strcmp (buffer, BUFFER);
+}