diff --git a/cross/test.c b/cross/test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b20cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cross/test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main (void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d67c94e..b19d0c8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ multistrap (2.1.2) experimental; urgency=low
   * Add support for compressing the filesystem into a tarball.
   * Add support for reinstalling packages known to fail due to preinst
     problems.
+  * Add a simple C file to test the compiler inside the chroot
 
- -- Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:14:51 +0100
+ -- Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:15:22 +0100
 
 multistrap (2.1.1) experimental; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/multistrap.install b/debian/multistrap.install
index 3fb2d4f..d710c2f 100644
--- a/debian/multistrap.install
+++ b/debian/multistrap.install
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ device-table.pl ./usr/share/multistrap/
 update-rc.d ./usr/share/multistrap/
 bash/multistrap ./etc/bash_completion.d/
 cross/*.conf ./usr/share/multistrap/
+cross/test.c ./usr/share/multistrap/