diff --git a/test/io/ferguson/filePlugin.chpl b/test/io/ferguson/filePlugin.chpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0db138661f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/io/ferguson/filePlugin.chpl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Just make sure that file.filePlugin compiles
+proc main() {
+  use IO;
+  var f = openTempFile();
+  var x = f.filePlugin();
+}
diff --git a/test/io/ferguson/filePlugin.good b/test/io/ferguson/filePlugin.good
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index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1