diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 64549b0..90acd5b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =	pkg.m4 \
 		tests/lib1/fragment-quoting-5.pc \
 		tests/lib1/fragment-quoting-6.pc \
 		tests/lib1/fragment-quoting-7.pc \
+		tests/lib1/malformed-1.pc \
 		tests/test_env.sh \
 		$(test_scripts) \
 		doc/conf.py \
diff --git a/tests/regress.sh b/tests/regress.sh
index 1acf8af..e53b42e 100755
--- a/tests/regress.sh
+++ b/tests/regress.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ tests_init \
 	pcpath \
 	sysroot_munge \
 	virtual_variable \
-	fragment_collision
+	fragment_collision \
+	malformed_1
 
 case_sensitivity_body()
 {
@@ -224,3 +225,9 @@ fragment_collision_body()
 	atf_check -o inline:"-D_BAZ -D_BAR -D_FOO -D_THREAD_SAFE -pthread \n" \
 		pkgconf --with-path="${selfdir}/lib1" --cflags fragment-collision
 }
+
+malformed_1_body()
+{
+	atf_check -s exit:1 -o ignore \
+		pkgconf --validate --with-path="${selfdir}/lib1" malformed-1
+}