diff --git a/translate_c/strlit_as_bool.c b/translate_c/strlit_as_bool.c
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+void foo() { if(0 && "error message") {} }
+
+// translate-c
+// c_frontend=clang
+//
+// pub export fn foo() void {
+//     if (false and (@intFromPtr("error message") != 0)) {}
+// }