diff --git a/test/transform/selecttransform.jl b/test/transform/selecttransform.jl
index b0e3bfa81..a6d382462 100644
--- a/test/transform/selecttransform.jl
+++ b/test/transform/selecttransform.jl
@@ -104,17 +104,41 @@
     end
 
     @testset "$(AD)" for AD in [:ReverseDiff]
-        @test_broken ga = gradient(AD, A) do a
-            testfunction(ta_row, a, 2)
+        @test_broken let
+            gx = gradient(AD, X) do x
+                testfunction(tx_row, x, 2)
+            end
+            ga = gradient(AD, A) do a
+                testfunction(ta_row, a, 2)
+            end
+            gx ≈ ga
         end
-        @test_broken ga = gradient(AD, A) do a
-            testfunction(ta_col, a, 1)
+        @test_broken let
+            gx = gradient(AD, X) do x
+                testfunction(tx_col, x, 1)
+            end
+            ga = gradient(AD, A) do a
+                testfunction(ta_col, a, 1)
+            end
+            gx ≈ ga
         end
-        @test_broken ga = gradient(AD, A) do a
-            testfunction(ta_row, a, B, 2)
+        @test_broken let
+            gx = gradient(AD, X) do x
+                testfunction(tx_row, x, Y, 2)
+            end
+            ga = gradient(AD, A) do a
+                testfunction(ta_row, a, B, 2)
+            end
+            gx ≈ ga
         end
-        @test_broken ga = gradient(AD, A) do a
-            testfunction(ta_col, a, C, 1)
+        @test_broken let
+            gx = gradient(AD, X) do x
+                testfunction(tx_col, x, Z, 1)
+            end
+            ga = gradient(AD, A) do a
+                testfunction(ta_col, a, C, 1)
+            end
+            gx ≈ ga
         end
     end