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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+
+// Note: This test ensures that async IIFE doesn't crash
+// Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/38685
+
+const repl = require('repl').start({ terminal: true });
+
+repl.write('(async() => { })()\n');
+repl.write('.exit\n');