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diff --git a/tests/run/t8601c.scala b/tests/run/t8601c.scala
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+object Test {
+  def loadField(x: scala.runtime.IntRef): Unit = x.elem
+  def storeField(x: scala.runtime.IntRef): Unit = x.elem = 42
+
+  def check(x: => Any) = try { x; sys.error("failed to throw NPE!") } catch { case _: NullPointerException => }
+
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    check(loadField(null)) // bug: did not NPE under -Ydead-code
+    check(storeField(null))
+
+  }
+}