diff --git a/tools/build/make_check/Makefile b/tools/build/make_check/Makefile
index 044c0c37a36..fcee42ec30d 100644
--- a/tools/build/make_check/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/make_check/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ all:
 	@echo "Running test double_quotes"
 	@${MAKE} double_quotes || ${MAKE} failure
 	@echo "PASS: Test double_quotes detected no regression."
+	@echo "Running test double_quotes2"
+	@! ${MAKE} double_quotes2 >/dev/null 2>&1 && true || ${MAKE} failure
+	@echo "PASS: Test double_quotes2 detected no regression."
 
 .if make(double)
 # Doubly-defined targets.  make(1) will warn, but use the "right" one.  If it
@@ -124,6 +127,11 @@ double_quotes:
 .endif
 .endif
 
+.if make(double_quotes2)
+double_quotes2:
+	@cat /dev/null ""
+.endif
+
 failure:
 	@echo "FAIL: Test failed: regression detected.  See above."
 	@false
diff --git a/tools/regression/usr.bin/make/Makefile b/tools/regression/usr.bin/make/Makefile
index 044c0c37a36..fcee42ec30d 100644
--- a/tools/regression/usr.bin/make/Makefile
+++ b/tools/regression/usr.bin/make/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ all:
 	@echo "Running test double_quotes"
 	@${MAKE} double_quotes || ${MAKE} failure
 	@echo "PASS: Test double_quotes detected no regression."
+	@echo "Running test double_quotes2"
+	@! ${MAKE} double_quotes2 >/dev/null 2>&1 && true || ${MAKE} failure
+	@echo "PASS: Test double_quotes2 detected no regression."
 
 .if make(double)
 # Doubly-defined targets.  make(1) will warn, but use the "right" one.  If it
@@ -124,6 +127,11 @@ double_quotes:
 .endif
 .endif
 
+.if make(double_quotes2)
+double_quotes2:
+	@cat /dev/null ""
+.endif
+
 failure:
 	@echo "FAIL: Test failed: regression detected.  See above."
 	@false