2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/newconfig/tfoo.nim b/tests/newconfig/tfoo.nim
index 0ace7c88a..d593d4a75 100644
--- a/tests/newconfig/tfoo.nim
+++ b/tests/newconfig/tfoo.nim
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ discard """
   msg: '''[NimScript] exec: gcc -v'''
 """
 
+when not defined(definedefine):
+  {.fatal: "wrong nim script configuration".}
+
 echo "hello world!"
diff --git a/tests/newconfig/tfoo.nims b/tests/newconfig/tfoo.nims
index 90205cddb..a2166576d 100644
--- a/tests/newconfig/tfoo.nims
+++ b/tests/newconfig/tfoo.nims
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ task listDirs, "lists every subdirectory":
     echo "DIR ", x
 
 task default, "default target":
+  --define: definedefine
   setCommand "c"