diff --git a/tests/lib1/circular-2.pc b/tests/lib1/circular-2.pc
index f457fee..04321b9 100644
--- a/tests/lib1/circular-2.pc
+++ b/tests/lib1/circular-2.pc
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ Name: circular-2
 Description: A testing pkg-config file
 Version: 1.2.3
 Libs: -lcircular-2
-Requires: circular-1
+Requires: circular-3
 Cflags:
diff --git a/tests/lib1/circular-3.pc b/tests/lib1/circular-3.pc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9edce93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib1/circular-3.pc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+prefix=/usr
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+libdir=${prefix}/lib
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+
+Name: circular-3
+Description: A testing pkg-config file
+Version: 1.2.3
+Libs: -lcircular-3
+Requires: circular-1
+Cflags:
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index 7d1ac93..6873709 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --exists '' 'foo'; echo \$?" \
 	'0'
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs intermediary-1 intermediary-2" \
 	'-lintermediary-1 -lintermediary-2 -lfoo -lbar -lbaz'
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs circular-1" \
+	'-lcircular-2 -lcircular-3 -lcircular-1'
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs circular-3" \
+	'-lcircular-1 -lcircular-2 -lcircular-3'
 
 # 2) tests for PKG_CONFIG_PATH order
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1${PATH_SEP}${selfdir}/lib2' ${1} --libs foo" \