diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-expect_identical_linter.R b/tests/testthat/test-expect_identical_linter.R
index 916758cd0..3e5c2c518 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-expect_identical_linter.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-expect_identical_linter.R
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ test_that("expect_identical_linter skips cases likely testing numeric equality",
   # NB: TRUE is a NUM_CONST so we want test matching it, even though this test is
   #   also a violation of expect_true_false_linter()
   expect_lint("expect_equal(x, TRUE)", lint_msg, linter)
+
+  expect_lint("expect_equal(x, 1.01-y)", lint_msg, linter)
 })
 
 test_that("expect_identical_linter skips 3e cases needing expect_equal", {