diff --git a/src/testdir/test_options.vim b/src/testdir/test_options.vim
index 11466dc..1ee1f8f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_options.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_options.vim
@@ -235,7 +235,14 @@
   call assert_fails('set statusline=%{', 'E540:')
   call assert_fails('set statusline=' . repeat("%p", 81), 'E541:')
   call assert_fails('set statusline=%(', 'E542:')
-  call assert_fails('set guicursor=x', 'E545:')
+  if has('cursorshape')
+    " This invalid value for 'guicursor' used to cause Vim to crash.
+    call assert_fails('set guicursor=i-ci,r-cr:h', 'E545:')
+    call assert_fails('set guicursor=i-ci', 'E545:')
+    call assert_fails('set guicursor=x', 'E545:')
+    call assert_fails('set guicursor=r-cr:horx', 'E548:')
+    call assert_fails('set guicursor=r-cr:hor0', 'E549:')
+  endif
   call assert_fails('set backupext=~ patchmode=~', 'E589:')
   call assert_fails('set winminheight=10 winheight=9', 'E591:')
   call assert_fails('set winminwidth=10 winwidth=9', 'E592:')