diff --git a/qa/workunits/snaptest-estale.sh b/qa/workunits/snaptest-estale.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+mkdir .snap/foo
+
+echo "We want ENOENT, not ESTALE, here."
+for f in `seq 1 100`
+do
+    stat .snap/foo/$f 2>&1 | grep 'No such file'
+done
+echo "Pass!"
+
+rmdir .snap/foo
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