diff --git a/tests/run-pass/atomic-compare-exchange-weak-never-fail.rs b/tests/run-pass/atomic-compare-exchange-weak-never-fail.rs
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+// compile-flags: -Zmiri-compare-exchange-weak-failure-rate=0.0
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering::*};
+
+// Ensure that compare_exchange_weak never fails.
+fn main() {
+    let atomic = AtomicBool::new(false);
+    let tries = 100;
+    for _ in 0..tries {
+        let cur = atomic.load(Relaxed);
+        // Try (weakly) to flip the flag.
+        if atomic.compare_exchange_weak(cur, !cur, Relaxed, Relaxed).is_err() {
+            // We failed. Avoid panic machinery as that uses atomics/locks.
+            eprintln!("compare_exchange_weak failed");
+            std::process::abort();
+        }
+    }
+}