diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt b/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt
index 5cb580e9f79..bc3da81fa52 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ run-make/native-link-modifier-bundle/Makefile
 run-make/native-link-modifier-whole-archive/Makefile
 run-make/no-alloc-shim/Makefile
 run-make/no-builtins-attribute/Makefile
-run-make/no-duplicate-libs/Makefile
 run-make/panic-abort-eh_frame/Makefile
 run-make/pdb-buildinfo-cl-cmd/Makefile
 run-make/pgo-gen-lto/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/run-make/no-duplicate-libs/Makefile b/tests/run-make/no-duplicate-libs/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 4be8c026294..00000000000
--- a/tests/run-make/no-duplicate-libs/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# ignore-cross-compile
-include ../tools.mk
-
-ifdef IS_MSVC
-# FIXME(#27979)
-all:
-else
-all: $(call STATICLIB,foo) $(call STATICLIB,bar)
-	$(RUSTC) main.rs
-	$(call RUN,main)
-endif
diff --git a/tests/run-make/no-duplicate-libs/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/no-duplicate-libs/rmake.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35b1234ef34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-make/no-duplicate-libs/rmake.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// The rust compiler used to try to detect duplicated libraries in
+// the linking order and remove the duplicates... but certain edge cases,
+// such as the one presented in `foo` and `bar` in this test, demand precise
+// control over the link order, including duplicates. As the anti-duplication
+// filter was removed, this test should now successfully see main be compiled
+// and executed.
+// See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/12688
+
+//@ ignore-cross-compile
+// Reason: the compiled binary is executed
+
+// FIXME(Oneirical): try on msvc because of #27979
+
+use run_make_support::{build_native_static_lib, run, rustc};
+
+fn main() {
+    build_native_static_lib("foo");
+    build_native_static_lib("bar");
+    rustc().input("main.rs").run();
+    run("main");
+}