diff --git a/tests/arc/tarcmisc.nim b/tests/arc/tarcmisc.nim
index 56aa3ec3b3..51c80c3484 100644
--- a/tests/arc/tarcmisc.nim
+++ b/tests/arc/tarcmisc.nim
@@ -257,3 +257,10 @@ echo "new line before - ", newline
 newline.insert(indent, 0)
 
 echo "new line after - ", newline
+
+# bug #14480
+proc hello(): int =
+  result = 42
+
+var leaves {.global.} = hello()
+doAssert leaves == 42