diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/invalid-link-args.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/invalid-link-args.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1e68b4f8b7025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/invalid-link-args.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// ignore-msvc due to linker-flavor=ld
+// error-pattern:aFdEfSeVEEE
+// compile-flags: -C linker-flavor=ld
+
+/* Make sure invalid link_args are printed to stderr. */
+
+#![feature(link_args)]
+
+#[link_args = "aFdEfSeVEEE"]
+extern {}
+
+fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/nolink-with-link-args.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/nolink-with-link-args.rs
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index c2ca2f807426f..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/nolink-with-link-args.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// error-pattern:aFdEfSeVEE
-// compile-flags: -C linker-flavor=ld
-
-/* We're testing that link_args are indeed passed when nolink is specified.
-So we try to compile with junk link_args and make sure they are visible in
-the compiler output. */
-
-#![feature(link_args)]
-
-#[link_args = "aFdEfSeVEEE"]
-extern {}
-
-fn main() { }