diff --git a/tests/stylecheck/fileinfo.nim b/tests/stylecheck/fileinfo.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6faf0c735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stylecheck/fileinfo.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# fileinfo.nim
+type FileInfo* = object
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/stylecheck/taccept.nim b/tests/stylecheck/taccept.nim
index afe02a65c8..43a9ab71f3 100644
--- a/tests/stylecheck/taccept.nim
+++ b/tests/stylecheck/taccept.nim
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ template hello =
   doAssert iD == "string"
 
 hello()
+
+# bug #12955
+import os
+import fileinfo
+var xs: seq[fileinfo.FileInfo]