diff --git a/test/val/pr1461.c b/test/val/pr1461.c
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+
+/* pr#1461 Fixed pointer subtraction in certain very rare cases */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+static int err = 0;
+
+static int a[1], *p;
+static unsigned int i1, i2;
+
+int test1(void)
+{
+    p = a - (int)a;
+    printf("a: %p - (int)a: 0x%x = p: %p\n", a, (int)a, p);
+    printf("i1: 0x%x - i2: 0x%x = p: %p\n", i1, i2, i1 - i2);
+    if ((int)p != (i1 - i2)) {
+        printf("-> failed\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int test2(void)
+{
+    p = p - (int)a;
+    printf("p: %p - (int)a: 0x%x = p: %p\n", p, (int)a, p);
+    printf("p: %p - i2: 0x%x = p: %p\n", p, i2, 0x1234 - i2);
+    if ((int)p != (0x1234 - i2)) {
+        printf("-> failed\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    a[0] = 0x4711;
+    i1 = (int)a;
+    i2 = i1 << 1;
+
+    p = (int*)0x1234;
+    printf("p: %p &a[0]: %p a: %p (int)a: 0x%x i1: 0x%x i2: 0x%x\n", p, &a[0], a, (int)a, i1, i2);
+
+    err += test1();
+
+    p = (int*)0x1234;
+    printf("p: %p &a[0]: %p a: %p (int)a: 0x%x i1: 0x%x i2: 0x%x\n", p, &a[0], a, (int)a, i1, i2);
+
+    err += test2();
+
+    return err;
+}