diff --git a/ir-test/Makefile b/ir-test/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65b3382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir-test/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+PROG := ir-test
+
+all: clean $(PROG)
+
+$(PROG): $(PROG).bc
+	llvm-ld -o $@ -native $<
+
+%.bc: %.ll
+	llvm-as $<
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *~ *.bc $(PROG)
diff --git a/ir-test/ir-test.ll b/ir-test/ir-test.ll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a83d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir-test/ir-test.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+@str = internal constant [12 x i8] c"hello world\00"
+
+declare i32 @puts(i8 *)
+
+define i32 @main() {
+    %cast210 = getelementptr [12 x i8]* @str, i64 0, i64 0
+
+    call i32 @puts(i8 * %cast210)
+    ret i32 0
+}