diff --git a/tests/bugs/Disable-separate-code-for-aarch64/main.fmf b/tests/bugs/Disable-separate-code-for-aarch64/main.fmf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4a4d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bugs/Disable-separate-code-for-aarch64/main.fmf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+summary: Disable separate-code for aarch64
+
+duration: 10m
+
+link+:
+  - verifies: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-42954
diff --git a/tests/bugs/Disable-separate-code-for-aarch64/reproducer.c b/tests/bugs/Disable-separate-code-for-aarch64/reproducer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf601ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bugs/Disable-separate-code-for-aarch64/reproducer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+extern int printf (const char *, ...);
+int i = 42;
+const int * j = & i;
+
+int main (void) { return printf ("hello world %d\n", * j); }
diff --git a/tests/bugs/Disable-separate-code-for-aarch64/test.sh b/tests/bugs/Disable-separate-code-for-aarch64/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dfa1578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bugs/Disable-separate-code-for-aarch64/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Include Beaker environment
+. /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
+
+. "$TMT_TREE/tests/lib.sh" || exit 1
+
+rlJournalStart
+    rlPhaseStartSetup
+        buTestHeader
+        buEnterTmpDir
+
+        buCopyReproducers "reproducer.c"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+
+    rlPhaseStartTest
+
+        rlRun "gcc -O0 -o reproducer reproducer.c"
+        rlRun "readelf -lW ./reproducer |& tee output"
+        rlAssertEquals "only two LOAD sections are expected" "$(grep "LOAD" output | wc -l)" "2"
+
+        rlRun "gcc -O0 -o reproducer -Wl,-z,separate-code reproducer.c"
+        rlRun "readelf -lW ./reproducer |& tee output"
+        rlAssertEquals "four LOAD sections are expected" "$(grep "LOAD" output | wc -l)" "4"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+
+    rlPhaseStartCleanup
+        buExitTmpDir
+    rlPhaseEnd
+rlJournalPrintText
+rlJournalEnd