diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/validation_undef.rs b/tests/compile-fail/validation_undef.rs
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/compile-fail/validation_undef.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#![allow(unused_variables)]
+// error-pattern: attempted to read undefined bytes
+
+mod safe {
+    use std::mem;
+
+    pub(crate) fn make_float() -> f32 {
+        unsafe { mem::uninitialized() }
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let _x = safe::make_float();
+}