diff --git a/pactest/tests/fileconflict005.py b/pactest/tests/fileconflict005.py
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+self.description = "dir->symlink change during package upgrade (conflict)"
+
+p1 = pmpkg("pkg1", "1.0-1")
+p1.files = ["test/",
+            "test/file1"]
+self.addpkg2db("local", p1)
+
+p2 = pmpkg("pkg2")
+p2.files = ["test/file2"]
+self.addpkg2db("local", p2)
+
+p3 = pmpkg("pkg1", "2.0-1")
+p3.files = ["test2/",
+            "test2/file3",
+            "test -> test2"]
+self.addpkg2db("sync", p3)
+
+self.args = "-S pkg1"
+
+self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=1")
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=pkg1")
+self.addrule("PKG_VERSION=pkg1|1.0-1")
+