diff --git a/test cases/common/24 target arg/func2.c b/test cases/common/24 target arg/func2.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3e91a56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/24 target arg/func2.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifdef CTHING
+#error "Local C argument set in wrong target"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CPPTHING
+#error "Local CPP argument set in wrong target"
+#endif
+
+int func() { return 0; }
diff --git a/test cases/common/24 target arg/meson.build b/test cases/common/24 target arg/meson.build
index 5aec31d8b..11ac006c3 100644
--- a/test cases/common/24 target arg/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/24 target arg/meson.build	
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ project('local arg test', 'cpp', 'c')
 exe1 = executable('prog', 'prog.cc', 'func.c', \
 c_args   : '-DCTHING', \
 cpp_args : '-DCPPTHING')
+exe2 = executable('prog2', 'prog2.cc', 'func2.c')
 
 test('prog1', exe1)
+test('prog2', exe2)
diff --git a/test cases/common/24 target arg/prog2.cc b/test cases/common/24 target arg/prog2.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef2fc4b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/24 target arg/prog2.cc	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifdef CTHING
+#error "Local C argument set in wrong target"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CPPTHING
+#error "Local CPP argument set in wrong target"
+#endif
+
+extern "C" int func();
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    return func();
+}