diff --git a/tests/codegen-llvm/cffi/c-variadic-inline.rs b/tests/codegen-llvm/cffi/c-variadic-inline.rs
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+//@ compile-flags: -C opt-level=3
+#![feature(c_variadic)]
+
+// Test that the inline attributes are accepted on C-variadic functions.
+//
+// Currently LLVM is unable to inline C-variadic functions, but that is valid because despite
+// the name even `#[inline(always)]` is just a hint.
+
+#[inline(always)]
+unsafe extern "C" fn inline_always(mut ap: ...) -> u32 {
+    ap.arg::<u32>()
+}
+
+#[inline]
+unsafe extern "C" fn inline(mut ap: ...) -> u32 {
+    ap.arg::<u32>()
+}
+
+#[inline(never)]
+unsafe extern "C" fn inline_never(mut ap: ...) -> u32 {
+    ap.arg::<u32>()
+}
+
+#[cold]
+unsafe extern "C" fn cold(mut ap: ...) -> u32 {
+    ap.arg::<u32>()
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+#[inline(never)]
+fn helper() {
+    // CHECK-LABEL: helper
+    // CHECK-LABEL: call c_variadic_inline::inline_always
+    // CHECK-LABEL: call c_variadic_inline::inline
+    // CHECK-LABEL: call c_variadic_inline::inline_never
+    // CHECK-LABEL: call c_variadic_inline::cold
+    unsafe {
+        inline_always(1);
+        inline(2);
+        inline_never(3);
+        cold(4);
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    helper()
+}