diff --git a/test/test-defsystem-depends-on.script b/test/test-defsystem-depends-on.script
index 9c2099cdc5d0b0bb0f295ecf47cdbc6b3bcb3e2f..e6eae133a5c984d6c896361b4b46244095ad8d54 100644
--- a/test/test-defsystem-depends-on.script
+++ b/test/test-defsystem-depends-on.script
@@ -28,3 +28,10 @@
   :components ((:file "file3")))
 
 (signals asdf::formatted-system-definition-error (make :test-defsystem-depends-on-3))
+
+(defparameter *newsym* (gentemp (symbol-name 'feature) :keyword))
+
+;;; FIXME: the following form triggers bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/asdf/+bug/1445638
+#+nil
+(eval `(def-test-system test-defsystem-depends-on-4
+         :defsystem-depends-on ((:feature ,*newsym* "test-defsystem-depends-on-3"))))