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diff --git a/test/files/run/t6706.scala b/test/files/run/t6706.scala
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+object Test {
+  var name = "foo" + 1
+  var s1 = Symbol(name)
+  s1 = null
+  System.gc
+  val s2 = Symbol("foo1")
+  name = null
+  System.gc
+  val s3 = Symbol("foo1")
+
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    assert(s2 eq s3, ((s2, System.identityHashCode(s2), s3, System.identityHashCode(s3))))
+  }
+}