diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/torture/pr97960.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/torture/pr97960.C
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+// PR tree-optimization/97960
+// { dg-do run }
+
+#if __CHAR_BIT__ == 8 && __SIZEOF_INT__ == 4
+const int &
+foo (const int &d, const int &f)
+{
+  if (d < f)
+    return f;
+  return d;
+}
+
+short a[575];
+unsigned b[25];
+unsigned char g;
+#endif
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+#if __CHAR_BIT__ == 8 && __SIZEOF_INT__ == 4
+  for (int e = 0; e < 23; ++e)
+    a[e * 23] = 16137;
+  for (signed char h = (unsigned char) (foo (g, 253) + 3); h < 24; h++)
+    b[h] = 1064739102;
+  for (int e = 0; e < 23; ++e)
+    if (a[e * 23] != 16137)
+      __builtin_abort ();
+#endif
+}