diff --git a/tests/lang/eval-okay-overrides.exp b/tests/lang/eval-okay-overrides.exp
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2
diff --git a/tests/lang/eval-okay-overrides.nix b/tests/lang/eval-okay-overrides.nix
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+let
+
+  overrides = { a = 2; };
+
+in (rec {
+  __overrides = overrides;
+  x = a;
+  a = 1;
+}).x