diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_highlight.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_highlight.vim
index 56c7a9656f..1882ccfc90 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_highlight.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_highlight.vim
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ func Test_highlight()
   call assert_equal("Group3         xxx cleared",
 				\ split(execute("hi Group3"), "\n")[0])
   call assert_fails("hi Crash term='asdf", "E475:")
+
+  if has('gui_running')
+    call assert_fails('hi NotUsed guibg=none', 'E1361:')
+  endif
 endfunc
 
 func HighlightArgs(name)