diff --git a/tests/lib1/argv-parse-3.pc b/tests/lib1/argv-parse-3.pc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e3182b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib1/argv-parse-3.pc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+prefix=/usr
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+libdir=${prefix}/lib
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+
+Name: argv-parse-3
+Description: A testing pkg-config file
+Version: 1.2.3
+Libs: -llib-1 \
+	-pthread ${libdir}/lib2.so
+Cflags: 
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index a5f75d0..4e4f00c 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs argv-parse" \
 	'-llib-2 -lpthread'
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --exists -foo; echo \$?" \
 	'1'
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs argv-parse-3" \
+	'-llib-1'
 
 # 5) tests for other regressions
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --variable=includedir foo" \