diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/warn/return-reference.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/warn/return-reference.C
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+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/warn/return-reference.C
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+// { dg-do compile }
+
+const int* bar();
+
+const int&
+foo1()
+{
+  static int empty;
+  const int* x = bar();
+  return (x ? *x : empty);
+}
+
+const int&
+foo2()
+{
+  static int empty;
+  const int* x = bar();
+  const int& r = (x ? *x : empty);
+  return (r);
+}
+