diff --git a/lldb/unittests/Host/SymbolsTest.cpp b/lldb/unittests/Host/SymbolsTest.cpp
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+//===-- SymbolsTest.cpp -----------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+//                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
+//
+// This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
+// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "lldb/Host/Symbols.h"
+#include "lldb/Core/ModuleSpec.h"
+
+using namespace lldb_private;
+
+TEST(SymbolsTest, LocateExecutableSymbolFileForUnknownExecutableAndUnknownSymbolFile)
+{
+    ModuleSpec module_spec;
+    FileSpec symbol_file_spec = Symbols::LocateExecutableSymbolFile(module_spec);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(symbol_file_spec.GetFilename().IsEmpty());
+}
+
+TEST(SymbolsTest, LocateExecutableSymbolFileForUnknownExecutableAndMissingSymbolFile)
+{
+    ModuleSpec module_spec;
+    // using a GUID here because the symbol file shouldn't actually exist on disk
+    module_spec.GetSymbolFileSpec().SetFile("4A524676-B24B-4F4E-968A-551D465EBAF1.so", false);
+    FileSpec symbol_file_spec = Symbols::LocateExecutableSymbolFile(module_spec);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(symbol_file_spec.GetFilename().IsEmpty());
+}