diff --git a/Lib/test/test_parser.py b/Lib/test/test_parser.py
index 14ebac9..3bebe7e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_parser.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 
     def test_class_defs(self):
         self.check_suite("class foo():pass")
+        self.check_suite("class foo(object):pass")
 
     def test_import_from_statement(self):
         self.check_suite("from sys.path import *")