diff --git a/test/simple/test-event-emitter-check-listener-leaks.js b/test/simple/test-event-emitter-check-listener-leaks.js
index 3d45e01c72..d073e5de13 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-event-emitter-check-listener-leaks.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-event-emitter-check-listener-leaks.js
@@ -82,3 +82,6 @@ e.on('uno', function() {});
 assert.ok(!e._events['uno'].hasOwnProperty('warned'));
 e.on('uno', function() {});
 assert.ok(e._events['uno'].hasOwnProperty('warned'));
+
+// chainable
+assert.strictEqual(e, e.setMaxListeners(1));