diff --git a/tests/gem_flink_race.c b/tests/gem_flink_race.c
index 47544bd0..612f39eb 100644
--- a/tests/gem_flink_race.c
+++ b/tests/gem_flink_race.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  *    Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
  */
 
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "drmtest.h"
 #include "i915_drm.h"
@@ -64,15 +66,35 @@ static void *thread_fn(void *p)
 	return (void *)0;
 }
 
+static int get_object_count(const char *path)
+{
+	FILE *file;
+	int ret, scanned;
+	file = fopen(path, "r");
+
+	scanned = fscanf(file, "%i objects,", &ret);
+	assert(scanned == 1);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int num_threads;
 	pthread_t *threads;
 	int r, i;
 	void *status;
+	int device = drm_get_card(0);
+	int old_object_count, new_object_count;
+	char *path;
 
 	drmtest_skip_on_simulation();
 
+	r = asprintf(&path, "/sys/kernel/debug/dri/%d/i915_gem_objects", device);
+	assert(r != -1);
+
+	old_object_count = get_object_count(path);
+
 	num_threads = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) - 1;
 	if (!num_threads)
 		num_threads = 1;
@@ -109,5 +131,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	close(fd);
 
-	return 0;
+	new_object_count = get_object_count(path);
+
+	printf("leaked %d objects\n", new_object_count - old_object_count);
+
+	return new_object_count - old_object_count > 0 ? 1 : 0;
 }