diff --git a/test/test-missing-lisp-file.asd b/test/test-missing-lisp-file.asd
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+;;; -*- Lisp -*-
+(asdf:defsystem test-missing-lisp-file
+  :components ((:file "file2" :in-order-to ((compile-op (load-op "fileMissing"))))
+               (:file "fileMissing")))
+
diff --git a/test/test-missing-lisp-file.script b/test/test-missing-lisp-file.script
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+;;; -*- Lisp -*-
+
+;;;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; This is supposed to verify that if a lisp file is lost, then any attempt to
+;;; make the system will fail.  I.e., we verify that we won't just load a stale
+;;; fasl when the source file is lost.
+;;;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(load "script-support")
+(load-asdf)
+
+(quit-on-error
+ (setf asdf:*central-registry* '(*default-pathname-defaults*))
+ (let ((missing-name (namestring
+                      (make-pathname  :name "fileMissing"
+                                      :type "lisp"
+                                      :defaults
+                                      *default-pathname-defaults*)))
+       (template-file (namestring
+                      (make-pathname  :name "file1"
+                                      :type "lisp"
+                                      :defaults
+                                      *default-pathname-defaults*))))
+ (asdf::run-shell-command
+  (format nil "cp ~a ~a" template-file missing-name))
+ (unless (probe-file missing-name)
+   (format t "File copy failed.~%"))
+ (asdf:operate 'asdf:load-op 'test-missing-lisp-file)
+ ;; test that it compiled
+ (let* ((file1 (asdf:compile-file-pathname* "file2"))
+        (file2 (asdf:compile-file-pathname* "fileMissing"))
+        (file1-date (file-write-date file1)))
+
+   (assert file1-date)
+   (assert (file-write-date file2))
+
+   ;; and loaded
+   (assert (symbol-value (find-symbol (symbol-name :*file1*) :test-package)))
+
+   ;; now remove the lisp file we created, and wait for an error
+   (sleep 1) ; mtime has 1-second granularity, so pause here for fast machines
+
+   (asdf::run-shell-command (format nil "rm -f ~A" missing-name))
+   ;; we shouldn't be able to find the input-file for the compile-op, and that
+   ;; should be an error.
+   (multiple-value-bind (retval err)
+       (ignore-errors
+         (asdf:operate 'asdf:load-op 'test-missing-lisp-file))
+     (assert err)))))