diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/maven_nar/cpptasks/compiler/TestLinkType.java b/src/test/java/com/github/maven_nar/cpptasks/compiler/TestLinkType.java
index 79bbc3807..c5cb53753 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/maven_nar/cpptasks/compiler/TestLinkType.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/maven_nar/cpptasks/compiler/TestLinkType.java
@@ -64,4 +64,14 @@ public void testIsPluginTrue() {
     type.setOutputType(pluginType);
     assertTrue(type.isPluginModule());
   }
+
+  public void testSetOutputType() throws Exception {
+    try {
+      final LinkType type = new LinkType();
+      type.setOutputType(null);
+      TestCase.fail("testSetOutputType should have thrown IllegalArgumentException");
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException expected) {
+      TestCase.assertEquals("outputType", expected.getMessage());
+    }
+  }
 }