diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/typedef.r b/tools/qfcc/test/typedef.r
index bb5d52e4a..e6e80a92b 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/test/typedef.r
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/typedef.r
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ next_type (qfot_type_t *type)
 }
 
 int
-check_alias (qfot_type_t *alias)
+check_alias (string name, qfot_type_t *alias)
 {
-	if (alias.meta != ty_basic && alias.t.type != ev_pointer) {
-		printf ("%s is not a *int alias\n", alias.t.alias.name);
+	if (alias.meta != ty_basic || alias.t.type != ev_pointer
+		|| alias.t.fldptr.aux_type.meta != ty_basic
+		|| alias.t.fldptr.aux_type.t.type != ev_integer) {
+		printf ("%s is not a *int alias\n", name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -47,10 +49,12 @@ main (void)
 		type = next_type (type)) {
 		if (type.meta == ty_alias) {
 			if (type.t.alias.name == "foo") {
-				found_foo = check_alias (type.t.alias.aux_type);
+				found_foo = check_alias (type.t.alias.name,
+										 type.t.alias.aux_type);
 			}
 			if (type.t.alias.name == "bar") {
-				found_bar = check_alias (type.t.alias.aux_type);
+				found_bar = check_alias (type.t.alias.name,
+										 type.t.alias.aux_type);
 			}
 		}
 	}