diff --git a/tests/lib1/argv-parse-2.pc b/tests/lib1/argv-parse-2.pc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b68e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib1/argv-parse-2.pc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=/usr
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+libdir=${prefix}/lib
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+
+Name: argv-parse-2
+Description: A testing pkg-config file
+Version: 1.2.3
+Libs: -llib-1 -pthread ${libdir}/lib2.so
+Cflags: 
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index 6bd3c26..fbef43e 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs --cflags baz" \
 	'-lbaz' '-fPIC' '-I/usr/include/foo'
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --static --libs baz" \
 	'-lfoo' '-lbaz' '-lzee'
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --static --libs argv-parse-2" \
+	'-pthread '
 
 # 4) tests for parser bugs
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs dos-lineendings" \