diff --git a/tests/ui/lint/lint-missing-doc-crate.rs b/tests/ui/lint/lint-missing-doc-crate.rs
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+// This test checks that we lint on the crate when it's missing a documentation.
+//
+//@ compile-flags: -Dmissing-docs --crate-type=lib
+//~ ERROR missing documentation for the crate
diff --git a/tests/ui/lint/lint-missing-doc-crate.stderr b/tests/ui/lint/lint-missing-doc-crate.stderr
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+error: missing documentation for the crate
+  --> $DIR/lint-missing-doc-crate.rs:4:47
+   |
+LL |
+   |                                              ^
+   |
+   = note: requested on the command line with `-D missing-docs`
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+