diff --git a/src/testdir/test_packadd.vim b/src/testdir/test_packadd.vim
index 09b9b82..889d77f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_packadd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_packadd.vim
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
   call assert_equal(77, g:plugin_also_works)
   call assert_equal(17, g:ftdetect_works)
   call assert_true(len(&rtp) > len(rtp))
-  call assert_true(&rtp =~ '/testdir/Xdir/pack/mine/opt/mytest\($\|,\)')
-  call assert_true(&rtp =~ '/testdir/Xdir/pack/mine/opt/mytest/after$')
+  call assert_match('/testdir/Xdir/pack/mine/opt/mytest\($\|,\)', &rtp)
+  call assert_match('/testdir/Xdir/pack/mine/opt/mytest/after$', &rtp)
 
   " Check exception
   call assert_fails("packadd directorynotfound", 'E919:')
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
   call assert_equal(24, g:plugin_works)
   call assert_true(len(&rtp) > len(rtp))
-  call assert_true(&rtp =~ '/testdir/Xdir/pack/mine/start/other\($\|,\)')
+  call assert_match('/testdir/Xdir/pack/mine/start/other\($\|,\)', &rtp)
 endfunc
 
 func Test_packadd_noload()
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   packadd! mytest
 
   call assert_true(len(&rtp) > len(rtp))
-  call assert_true(&rtp =~ 'testdir/Xdir/pack/mine/opt/mytest\($\|,\)')
+  call assert_match('testdir/Xdir/pack/mine/opt/mytest\($\|,\)', &rtp)
   call assert_equal(0, g:plugin_works)
 
   " check the path is not added twice
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
   packadd mytest
 
   " Must have been inserted in the middle, not at the end
-  call assert_true(&rtp =~ '/pack/mine/opt/mytest,')
+  call assert_match('/pack/mine/opt/mytest,', &rtp)
   call assert_equal(44, g:plugin_works)
 
   " No change when doing it again.
@@ -121,6 +121,43 @@
   exec "silent !rm" top2_dir
 endfunc
 
+func Test_packadd_symlink_dir2()
+  if !has('unix')
+    return
+  endif
+  let top2_dir = s:topdir . '/Xdir2'
+  let real_dir = s:topdir . '/Xsym/pack'
+  call mkdir(top2_dir, 'p')
+  call mkdir(real_dir, 'p')
+  let &rtp = top2_dir . ',' . top2_dir . '/after'
+  let &packpath = &rtp
+
+  exec "silent !ln -s ../Xsym/pack"  top2_dir . '/pack'
+  let s:plugdir = top2_dir . '/pack/mine/opt/mytest'
+  call mkdir(s:plugdir . '/plugin', 'p')
+
+  exe 'split ' . s:plugdir . '/plugin/test.vim'
+  call setline(1, 'let g:plugin_works = 48')
+  wq
+  let g:plugin_works = 0
+
+  packadd mytest
+
+  " Must have been inserted in the middle, not at the end
+  call assert_match('/Xdir2/pack/mine/opt/mytest,', &rtp)
+  call assert_equal(48, g:plugin_works)
+
+  " No change when doing it again.
+  let rtp_before = &rtp
+  packadd mytest
+  call assert_equal(rtp_before, &rtp)
+
+  set rtp&
+  let rtp = &rtp
+  exec "silent !rm" top2_dir . '/pack'
+  exec "silent !rmdir" top2_dir
+endfunc
+
 " Check command-line completion for 'packadd'
 func Test_packadd_completion()
   let optdir1 = &packpath . '/pack/mine/opt'
@@ -196,9 +233,9 @@
   helptags ALL
 
   let tags1 = readfile(docdir1 . '/tags') 
-  call assert_true(tags1[0] =~ 'look-here')
+  call assert_match('look-here', tags1[0])
   let tags2 = readfile(docdir2 . '/tags') 
-  call assert_true(tags2[0] =~ 'look-away')
+  call assert_match('look-away', tags2[0])
 endfunc
 
 func Test_colorscheme()