diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/too-many-parens/c/dune b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/too-many-parens/c/dune
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51cd065f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/too-many-parens/c/dune
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(alias
+ (name foo)
+ (deps (x y z)))
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/too-many-parens/c/dune-project b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/too-many-parens/c/dune-project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2559fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/too-many-parens/c/dune-project
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(lang dune 1.0)
\ No newline at end of file