diff --git a/tests/hghave.py b/tests/hghave.py
--- a/tests/hghave.py
+++ b/tests/hghave.py
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@ def has_hardlink():
     finally:
         os.unlink(fn)
 
+@check("hardlink-whitelisted", "hardlinks on whitelisted filesystems")
+def has_hardlink_whitelisted():
+    from mercurial import osutil, util
+    fstype = getattr(osutil, 'getfstype', lambda x: None)('.')
+    return fstype in util._hardlinkfswhitelist
+
 @check("rmcwd", "can remove current working directory")
 def has_rmcwd():
     ocwd = os.getcwd()