1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gcc/toplev.c b/gcc/toplev.c
index f51d2cb2b77..da80097eb5b 100644
--- a/gcc/toplev.c
+++ b/gcc/toplev.c
@@ -2047,6 +2047,11 @@ toplev::start_timevars ()
 void
 toplev::run_self_tests ()
 {
+  if (no_backend)
+    {
+      error_at (UNKNOWN_LOCATION, "self-tests incompatible with -E");
+      return;
+    }
 #if CHECKING_P
   /* Reset some state.  */
   input_location = UNKNOWN_LOCATION;