diff --git a/test/val/optimizer-bug-pr2262.c b/test/val/optimizer-bug-pr2262.c
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+++ b/test/val/optimizer-bug-pr2262.c
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+
+// optimizer bug that occured after PR #2262, fixed by PR #2295
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+unsigned char n;
+unsigned long fp1;
+
+int failures = 0;
+
+void test1(void)
+{
+	asm("lda     _n");
+	asm("jeq     %g", L0004);
+
+	asm("lda     #$3F");
+	asm("sta     sreg+1");
+	asm("lda     #$C0");
+	asm("sta     sreg");
+	asm("lda     #$00");
+	asm("ldx     #$00");
+	asm("jmp     %g", L0005);
+
+L0004:
+	asm("lda     #$3F");
+	asm("sta     sreg+1");
+	asm("lda     #$00");
+	asm("sta     sreg");
+	asm("lda     #$00");
+	asm("ldx     #$00");
+
+L0005:
+	asm("sta     _fp1");
+	asm("stx     _fp1+1");
+	asm("ldy     sreg");
+	asm("sty     _fp1+2");
+	asm("ldy     sreg+1");
+	asm("sty     _fp1+3");
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    n = 0;
+    test1();
+    printf("fp1:%08lx\n", fp1);
+    if (fp1 != 0x3f000000) failures++;
+    n = 0xff;
+    test1();
+    printf("fp1:%08lx\n", fp1);
+    if (fp1 != 0x3fc00000) failures++;
+    printf("failures:%d\n", failures);
+    return failures;
+}