diff --git a/build/pymake/tests/default-goal-set-first.mk b/build/pymake/tests/default-goal-set-first.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00a5b53a2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pymake/tests/default-goal-set-first.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := default
+
+not-default:
+	@echo TEST-FAIL did not run default rule
+
+default:
+	@echo TEST-PASS