diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index e5d166e302a..37654e71cf7 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-02-10  Steve Ellcey  <sje@cup.hp.com>
+
+	PR c/39084
+	gcc.dg/pr39084.c: New test.
+
 2009-02-10  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	PR target/39139
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr39084.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr39084.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6432841fb15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr39084.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2" } */
+
+struct color { int i; };
+static const struct color col;
+struct color * f(void)
+{
+    return (struct color *) &col;
+}
+
+struct color { int j; }; /* { dg-error "redefinition of" } */