diff --git a/tests/noref.qc b/tests/noref.qc
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+++ b/tests/noref.qc
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+#pragma noref 1
+float unused_global_1;
+#pragma noref 0
+noref float unused_global_2;
+
+void() main = {
+};
diff --git a/tests/noref.tmpl b/tests/noref.tmpl
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+++ b/tests/noref.tmpl
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+I: noref.qc
+D: noref keyword and pragma
+T: -compile
+C: -std=qcc -Wall -Werror