diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/directory-replaced-by-symlink-in-another-package.py b/test/pacman/tests/directory-replaced-by-symlink-in-another-package.py
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+self.description = "directory replaced by symlink in another package (linux-firmware issue)"
+
+lp = pmpkg("p", "1-1")
+lp.files = ["d1/file",
+            "d2/file"]
+self.addpkg2db("local", lp)
+
+p1 = pmpkg("d")
+p1.files = ["d1/file",
+            "d2 -> d1"]
+self.addpkg2db("sync", p1)
+
+p2 = pmpkg("p", "2-1")
+p2.depends = ["d"]
+self.addpkg2db("sync", p2)
+
+self.args = "-Syu"
+
+self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=p")
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=d")
+self.addrule("FILE_TYPE=d1|dir")
+self.addrule("FILE_TYPE=d2|link")
+
+self.expectfailure = True
+