diff --git a/test/src/comp-test-funcs.el b/test/src/comp-test-funcs.el
index 66ce0e70e8d..79a25511fad 100644
--- a/test/src/comp-test-funcs.el
+++ b/test/src/comp-test-funcs.el
@@ -365,4 +365,6 @@
       (?< 1)
       (?> 2))))
 
+(provide 'comp-test-funcs)
+
 ;;; comp-test-funcs.el ends here
diff --git a/test/src/comp-tests.el b/test/src/comp-tests.el
index 06a1ae90542..6eada52541f 100644
--- a/test/src/comp-tests.el
+++ b/test/src/comp-tests.el
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@
           "comp-test-funcs.el"))
 
 (message "Compiling %s" comp-test-src)
-(native-compile comp-test-src)
-(load (concat comp-test-src "n"))
+(load (native-compile comp-test-src))
+
+(ert-deftest comp-tests-provide ()
+  "Testing top level provide."
+  (should (featurep 'comp-test-funcs)))
 
 (ert-deftest comp-tests-varref ()
   "Testing varref."