diff --git a/tests/lib1/incomplete.pc b/tests/lib1/incomplete.pc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40f0d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib1/incomplete.pc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Name: incomplete
+Description: incomplete package without CFLAGS/LIBS entries (freedesktop #54271)
+Version: 1.2.3
+
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index 9b10d65..46bd9ed 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs-only-L --libs-only-l cflag
 	'-lfoo'
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --cflags-only-I --cflags-only-other cflags-libs-only" \
 	'-I/usr/local/include'
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs incomplete; echo $?" \
+	'0'
 
 # 6) tests for builtins
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --modversion pkg-config" \