diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_install.rs b/tests/by-util/test_install.rs
index d8eace9d04..a11613a38e 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_install.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_install.rs
@@ -541,6 +541,22 @@ fn test_install_target_file_dev_null() {
     assert!(at.file_exists(file2));
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn test_install_replaces_special_target() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let source = "source_file";
+    let target = "target_fifo";
+
+    at.write(source, "contents");
+    at.mkfifo(target);
+
+    ucmd.arg(source).arg(target).succeeds().no_stderr();
+
+    assert!(at.file_exists(target));
+    assert_eq!(at.read(target), "contents");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_install_nested_paths_copy_file() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();