diff --git a/tests/lib1/paren-quoting.pc b/tests/lib1/paren-quoting.pc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08ed49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib1/paren-quoting.pc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Name: paren-quoting
+Description: Another pkg-config test
+Version: 1.3
+Libs: -L$(libdir) -ltilde
+Cflags: -I$(includedir)
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index 646c1bd..626bbd8 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs tilde-quoting" \
 	'-L~'
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --cflags tilde-quoting" \
 	'-I~'
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs paren-quoting" \
+	'-L$(libdir)'
 
 # 5) tests for other regressions
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --variable=includedir foo" \