diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/vecaddr.r b/tools/qfcc/test/vecaddr.r
index 323d9205c..6bd407d9b 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/test/vecaddr.r
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/vecaddr.r
@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
 void printf (string fmt, ...) = #0;
 
-float foo (vector v, float z)
+#if __RUAMOKO__ > 1
+#define dot @dot
+#define X .y
+#else
+#define dot *
+#define X
+#endif
+
+void forcelive (float z)
 {
-	return v * *(vector*)(&v.y);
+}
+
+float foo (vector _v, float _z)
+{
+	vector v = _v;
+	float  z = _z;
+	_v = nil;
+	_z = _z - _z;
+	forcelive (z);
+	return (v dot *(vector*)(&v.y))X;
 }
 
 int
@@ -11,6 +28,6 @@ main (int argc, string *argv)
 	vector v = [1, 2, 3];
 	vector w = [2, 3, 4];
 	float f;
-	printf ("%v %g %g %g\n", v, v*v, v*w, f=foo (v, 4));
-	return f != v*w;
+	printf ("%v %g %g %g\n", v, v dot v, v dot w, f=foo (v, 4));
+	return f != (v dot w)X;
 }