diff --git a/debian/qualify-clang.sh b/debian/qualify-clang.sh
index 15044b8a..de31d1a5 100755
--- a/debian/qualify-clang.sh
+++ b/debian/qualify-clang.sh
@@ -164,8 +164,12 @@ clang++-$VERSION -std=c++11 foo.cpp
 
 echo "Testing linking clang-cpp ..."
 
-clang-$VERSION -lclang-cpp$VERSION -v foo.cpp &> /dev/null
-exit 0
+clang-$VERSION -lclang-cpp$VERSION -v foo.cpp -o o &> /dev/null
+if ! ldd o 2>&1|grep -q  libclang-cpp; then
+	echo "Didn't link against libclang-cpp$VERSION"
+	exit 42
+fi
+
 echo "Testing code coverage ..."
 
 echo '#include <stdio.h>