diff --git a/tests/run-make/readdir/Makefile b/tests/run-make/readdir/Makefile
index 2761441..43f739e 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/readdir/Makefile
+++ b/tests/run-make/readdir/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ check: $(objs)
 	mkdir -p $(TMPDIR)/mnt/grow-buffer
 #   200 entries x 20 chars file name is enough to overflow the initial buffer
 	@for i in $(shell seq 200); do touch "$(TMPDIR)/mnt/grow-buffer/dirent_with_long_name_$$i"; done
+	mkdir -p $(TMPDIR)/mnt/empty-dir
 	wasmtime --mapdir /mnt::$(TMPDIR)/mnt $(TMPDIR)/main.wasm
 	$(WASI_VFS_CLI) pack $(TMPDIR)/main.wasm --mapdir /mnt::$(TMPDIR)/mnt -o $(TMPDIR)/main.packed.wasm
 	$(WASI_RUN) $(TMPDIR)/main.packed.wasm
diff --git a/tests/run-make/readdir/main.c b/tests/run-make/readdir/main.c
index 4d7cb1a..9562ed8 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/readdir/main.c
+++ b/tests/run-make/readdir/main.c
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   // Check that pagination of readdir is working
   // 200 entries is enough to fill the initial readdir buffer
   check_dir_entry_size("/mnt/grow-buffer", 200);
+  check_dir_entry_size("/mnt/empty-dir", 0);
   return 0;
 }