diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/opt/nrv4.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/opt/nrv4.C
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+// PR optimization/7145
+// Bug: The NRV optimization caused us to lose the initializer for 'ret'.
+// { dg-options -O }
+// { dg-do run }
+
+struct GdkColor {
+  long  pixel;
+  short red;
+  short green;
+  short blue;
+};
+
+inline GdkColor mkcolor() {
+  GdkColor ret={0,1,2,3};
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int
+main()
+{
+  GdkColor col=mkcolor();
+  return (col.pixel != 0 || col.red != 1 || col.green != 2 || col.blue != 3);
+}