diff --git a/tests/c++-compiler/stat_h.cpp b/tests/c++-compiler/stat_h.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ff298e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/c++-compiler/stat_h.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE 1
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+int main()
+{
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/c++-compiler/test.sh b/tests/c++-compiler/test.sh
index ccb1a2e..fd2dda6 100755
--- a/tests/c++-compiler/test.sh
+++ b/tests/c++-compiler/test.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ compiler_version_cmd() {
     $cmd
 }
 
+compiler_check_stat_h() {
+    cmd="CC stat_h.cpp"
+    echo $cmd
+    $cmd
+}
+
 compiler_check_stdexcept() {
     cmd="CC stdexcept.cpp"
     echo $cmd
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@ for compiler in $compilers; do
         compiler_version_cmd $compiler 2>>$logfile >>$logfile || error=1
         compiler_check_helloworld $compiler 2>>$logfile >>$logfile || error=1
         compiler_check_stdexcept $compiler 2>> $logfile >>$logfile || error=1
+        compiler_check_stat_H $compiler 2>> $logfile >>$logfile || error=1
         if [ $error != 0 ] ; then
             echo "failed :-("
             echo "Error msg:"