diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2930e8ee..3f7e2701 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ TESTS = print sum-tail gcd sum fib ack even-odd \
 adder funcomp cls-rec cls-bug cls-bug2 cls-reg-bug \
 shuffle spill spill2 spill3 join-stack join-stack2 join-stack3 \
 join-reg join-reg2 non-tail-if non-tail-if2 \
-inprod inprod-rec inprod-loop matmul matmul-flat
+inprod inprod-rec inprod-loop matmul matmul-flat \
+manyargs
 
 do_test: $(TESTS:%=test/%.cmp)
 
diff --git a/test/PowerPC/manyargs.ml b/test/PowerPC/manyargs.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e134a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/PowerPC/manyargs.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(* thanks to https://twitter.com/gan13027830/status/791239623959687168 *)
+(* exactly one more arguments than registers; does not copmile *)
+let x = 42 in
+let rec f y1 y2 y3 y4 y5 y6 y7 y8 y9 y10 y11 y12 y13 y14 y15 y16 y17 y18 y19 y20 y21 y22 y23 y24 y25 = print_int (x + y1 + y2 + y3 + y4 + y5 + y6 + y7 + y8 + y9 + y10 + y11 + y12 + y13 + y14 + y15 + y16 + y17 + y18 + y19 + y20 + y21 + y22 + y23 + y24 + y25) in
+f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
diff --git a/test/PowerPC/toomanyargs.ml b/test/PowerPC/toomanyargs.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5180a4f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/PowerPC/toomanyargs.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(* thanks to https://twitter.com/gan13027830/status/791239623959687168 *)
+(* exactly one more arguments than registers; does not copmile *)
+let x = 42 in
+let rec f y1 y2 y3 y4 y5 y6 y7 y8 y9 y10 y11 y12 y13 y14 y15 y16 y17 y18 y19 y20 y21 y22 y23 y24 y25 y26 = print_int x in
+f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
diff --git a/test/SPARC/manyargs.ml b/test/SPARC/manyargs.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20b30ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/SPARC/manyargs.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(* thanks to https://twitter.com/gan13027830/status/791239623959687168 *)
+(* exactly one more arguments than registers; does not copmile *)
+let x = 42 in
+let rec f y1 y2 y3 y4 y5 y6 y7 y8 y9 y10 y11 y12 y13 y14 y15 y16 = print_int (x + y1 + y2 + y3 + y4 + y5 + y6 + y7 + y8 + y9 + y10 + y11 + y12 + y13 + y14 + y15 + y16) in
+f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
diff --git a/test/SPARC/toomanyargs.ml b/test/SPARC/toomanyargs.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d920dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/SPARC/toomanyargs.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(* thanks to https://twitter.com/gan13027830/status/791239623959687168 *)
+(* exactly one more arguments than registers; does not copmile *)
+let x = 42 in
+let rec f y1 y2 y3 y4 y5 y6 y7 y8 y9 y10 y11 y12 y13 y14 y15 y16 y17 = print_int x in
+f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
diff --git a/test/x86/manyargs.ml b/test/x86/manyargs.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8f50e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/x86/manyargs.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(* thanks to https://twitter.com/gan13027830/status/791239623959687168 *)
+(* exactly one more arguments than registers; does not copmile *)
+let x = 42 in
+let rec f y1 y2 y3 y4 y5 = print_int (x + y1 + y2 + y3 + y4 + y5) in
+f 1 2 3 4 5
diff --git a/test/manyargs.ml b/test/x86/toomanyargs.ml
similarity index 78%
rename from test/manyargs.ml
rename to test/x86/toomanyargs.ml
index 6314c294..77f3bfc0 100644
--- a/test/manyargs.ml
+++ b/test/x86/toomanyargs.ml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (* thanks to https://twitter.com/gan13027830/status/791239623959687168 *)
 (* exactly one more arguments than registers; does not copmile *)
 let x = 42 in
-let rec f a b c d e f = print_int x in
+let rec f y1 y2 y3 y4 y5 y6 = print_int x in
 f 1 2 3 4 5 6
diff --git a/to_ppc b/to_ppc
index 38f92d09..227a352d 100755
--- a/to_ppc
+++ b/to_ppc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 ln -sf PowerPC/{*.ml{,i},libmincaml.S} .
-cd shootout; ln -sf PowerPC/Makefile .
-cd ../bytemark; ln -sf PowerPC/Makefile .
-cd ../min-rt; ln -sf PowerPC/globals.s .
-cd ..
+cd test; ln -sf PowerPC/{,too}manyargs.ml .; cd ..
+cd shootout; ln -sf PowerPC/Makefile .; cd ..
+cd bytemark; ln -sf PowerPC/Makefile .; cd ..
+cd min-rt; ln -sf PowerPC/globals.s .; cd ..
diff --git a/to_sparc b/to_sparc
index 3ae336bd..4519ee4e 100755
--- a/to_sparc
+++ b/to_sparc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 ln -sf SPARC/{*.ml{,i},libmincaml.S} .
-cd shootout; ln -sf SPARC/Makefile .
-cd ../bytemark; ln -sf SPARC/Makefile .
-cd ../min-rt; ln -sf SPARC/globals.s .
-cd ..
+cd test; ln -sf SPARC/{,too}manyargs.ml .; cd ..
+cd shootout; ln -sf SPARC/Makefile .; cd ..
+cd bytemark; ln -sf SPARC/Makefile .; cd ..
+cd min-rt; ln -sf SPARC/globals.s .; cd ..
diff --git a/to_x86 b/to_x86
index bbbce030..cc989e49 100755
--- a/to_x86
+++ b/to_x86
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 ln -sf x86/{*.ml{,i},libmincaml.S} .
-cd shootout; ln -sf x86/Makefile .
-cd ../bytemark; ln -sf x86/Makefile .
-cd ../min-rt; ln -sf x86/globals.s .
-cd ..
+cd test; ln -sf x86/{,too}manyargs.ml .; cd ..
+cd shootout; ln -sf x86/Makefile .; cd ..
+cd bytemark; ln -sf x86/Makefile .; cd ..
+cd min-rt; ln -sf x86/globals.s .; cd ..