diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am b/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am
index 73528545d..d43706b9b 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ test_progs_dat=\
 	vecexpr.dat \
 	vecinit.dat \
 	voidfor.dat \
-	while.dat
+	while.dat \
+	zerolinker.dat \
+	$e
 
 fail_progs_dat=
 
@@ -514,6 +516,15 @@ while.run: Makefile build-run
 include ./$(DEPDIR)/while.Qo # am--include-marker
 r_depfiles_remade += ./$(DEPDIR)/while.Qo
 
+zerolinker_dat_SOURCES=zerolinker.r
+zerolinker_obj=$(zerolinker_dat_SOURCES:.r=.qfo)
+zerolinker.dat$(EXEEXT): $(zerolinker_obj) $(QFCC_DEP)
+	$(QFCC) $(QCFLAGS) -o $@ $(zerolinker_obj)
+zerolinker.run: Makefile build-run
+	@$(srcdir)/build-run $@
+include ./$(DEPDIR)/zerolinker.Qo # am--include-marker
+r_depfiles_remade += ./$(DEPDIR)/zerolinker.Qo
+
 $(r_depfiles_remade):
 	@$(MKDIR_P) $(@D)
 	@echo '# dummy' >$@-t && $(am__mv) $@-t $@
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/zerolinker.r b/tools/qfcc/test/zerolinker.r
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2babf2b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/zerolinker.r
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include <types.h>
+
+// can't link against libr.a (may not be built)
+void *PR_FindGlobal (string name) = #0;
+void printf (string fmt, ...) = #0;
+
+qfot_type_encodings_t *encodings;
+
+qfot_type_t *
+next_type (qfot_type_t *type)
+{
+	int         size = type.size;
+	if (!size)
+		size = 4;
+	return (qfot_type_t *) ((int *) type + size);
+}
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+	int         found_param = 0;
+	int         found_zero = 0;
+	qfot_type_t *type;
+
+	encodings = PR_FindGlobal (".type_encodings");
+
+	for (type = encodings.types;
+		 ((int *)type - (int *) encodings.types) < encodings.size;
+		type = next_type (type)) {
+		if (type.meta == ty_struct) {
+			if (type.t.strct.tag == "tag @param") {
+				found_param = 1;
+			}
+			if (type.t.strct.tag == "tag @zero") {
+				found_zero = 1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (!(found_param && found_zero)) {
+		printf ("missing struct: param: %d zero:%d\n",
+				found_param, found_zero);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}