diff --git a/test/stage2/aarch64.zig b/test/stage2/aarch64.zig
index 1dde30e969..fa3ded5368 100644
--- a/test/stage2/aarch64.zig
+++ b/test/stage2/aarch64.zig
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
             \\extern "c" fn exit(usize) noreturn;
             \\
             \\export fn _start() noreturn {
-            \\    write(1, @ptrToInt("Hello, World!\n"), 14);
+            \\    write(1, @ptrToInt("Hello,"), 6);
+            \\    write(1, @ptrToInt(" World!\n,"), 8);
             \\    exit(0);
             \\}
         ,
diff --git a/test/stage2/test.zig b/test/stage2/test.zig
index cd1d6c259d..a6ccade3ea 100644
--- a/test/stage2/test.zig
+++ b/test/stage2/test.zig
@@ -1495,4 +1495,22 @@ pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
             \\}
         , &[_][]const u8{":8:10: error: evaluation exceeded 1000 backwards branches"});
     }
+
+    {
+        var case = ctx.exe("hello world linked to libc", macosx_x64);
+
+        // TODO rewrite this test once we handle more int conversions and return args.
+        case.addCompareOutput(
+            \\extern "c" fn write(usize, usize, usize) void;
+            \\extern "c" fn exit(usize) noreturn;
+            \\
+            \\export fn _start() noreturn {
+            \\    write(1, @ptrToInt("Hello,"), 6);
+            \\    write(1, @ptrToInt(" World!\n,"), 8);
+            \\    exit(0);
+            \\}
+        ,
+            "Hello, World!\n",
+        );
+    }
 }