diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/sparc/pr105573.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/sparc/pr105573.c
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+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/sparc/pr105573.c
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+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O3 -mvis3" } */
+
+int *UINT_sign_args, UINT_sign_steps;
+int *UINT_sign_ip1;
+
+void UINT_sign() {
+  char *op1 = (char*) UINT_sign_args;
+  int os1 = UINT_sign_steps, i;
+  for (; i; i++, op1 += os1) {
+    unsigned in = *(unsigned *)UINT_sign_ip1;
+    int *out = (int*) op1;
+    *out = in > 0;
+  }
+}