diff --git a/config.tests/direct_extern_access/CMakeLists.txt b/config.tests/direct_extern_access/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50a35f1d02a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.tests/direct_extern_access/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+project(direct_extern_access LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+# this is the test found in https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29087
+
+add_library(no_extern_access_lib SHARED lib.cpp)
+add_executable(no_extern_access_main main.cpp)
+target_compile_options(no_extern_access_lib PUBLIC "-mno-direct-extern-access")
+target_link_libraries(no_extern_access_main no_extern_access_lib)
diff --git a/config.tests/direct_extern_access/lib.cpp b/config.tests/direct_extern_access/lib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cbc85571f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.tests/direct_extern_access/lib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// This is the test found in https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29087
+
+#define BUILD
+#include "lib.h"
+
+S::~S() { }
+void S::f() { }
diff --git a/config.tests/direct_extern_access/lib.h b/config.tests/direct_extern_access/lib.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d35b52f1356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.tests/direct_extern_access/lib.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// This is the test found in https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29087
+
+#ifdef BUILD
+#  define LIB_API __attribute__((visibility("protected")))
+#else
+#  define LIB_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#endif
+
+struct LIB_API S
+{
+    virtual ~S();
+    virtual void f();
+};
diff --git a/config.tests/direct_extern_access/main.cpp b/config.tests/direct_extern_access/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cf0323766a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.tests/direct_extern_access/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// This is the test found in https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29087
+
+#include "lib.h"
+
+struct Local : S { };
+int main()
+{
+    Local l;
+}
diff --git a/configure.cmake b/configure.cmake
index af1cb4116d1..381bcf7bd1f 100644
--- a/configure.cmake
+++ b/configure.cmake
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ qt_config_compiler_supports_flag_test(optimize_debug
     FLAG "-Og"
 )
 
-qt_config_compiler_supports_flag_test(no_extern_direct_access
+qt_config_compile_test(no_extern_direct_access
     LABEL "-mno-direct-extern-access support"
-    FLAG "-mno-direct-extern-access"
+    PROJECT_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config.tests/direct_extern_access"
 )
 
 qt_config_linker_supports_flag_test(enable_new_dtags