3 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/tests/core/test_fakestat.in b/tests/core/test_fakestat.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a09b57c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/test_fakestat.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+      #include <stdio.h>
+      struct stat { int x, y; };
+      int main() {
+        stat s;
+        s.x = 10;
+        s.y = 22;
+        printf("*%d,%d*\n", s.x, s.y);
+      }
+    
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/core/test_fakestat.out b/tests/core/test_fakestat.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbb3ab3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/test_fakestat.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*10,22*
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 6349d47c..01154605 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -4476,17 +4476,10 @@ return malloc(size);
     self.do_run_from_file(src, output)
 
   def test_fakestat(self):
-    src = r'''
-      #include <stdio.h>
-      struct stat { int x, y; };
-      int main() {
-        stat s;
-        s.x = 10;
-        s.y = 22;
-        printf("*%d,%d*\n", s.x, s.y);
-      }
-    '''
-    self.do_run(src, '*10,22*')
+    test_path = path_from_root('tests', 'core', 'test_fakestat')
+    src, output = (test_path + s for s in ('.in', '.out'))
+
+    self.do_run_from_file(src, output)
 
   def test_mmap(self):
     if self.emcc_args is None: return self.skip('requires emcc')