diff --git a/test-all-native.sh b/test-all-native.sh
index 1b9a112..cd05db4 100755
--- a/test-all-native.sh
+++ b/test-all-native.sh
@@ -1248,6 +1248,15 @@ grep -Fx "src/objects/hal/components/xyzacb_trsrn.c" <<<"$kinematics_manifest_ge
 grep -Fx "src/objects/hal/components/xyzbca_trsrn.c" <<<"$kinematics_manifest_generated" >/dev/null
 kinematics_manifest_config_full=$(LINUXCNC_ROOT="$linuxcnc_root" ./list-linuxcnc-kinematics-manifest-sources.sh linuxcnc-kinematics-source-files.txt config full)
 grep -Fx "$linuxcnc_root_full/configs/sim/axis/vismach/5axis/table-rotary-tilting/xyzac-trt.ini" <<<"$kinematics_manifest_config_full" >/dev/null
+if ./list-linuxcnc-kinematics-manifest-sources.sh linuxcnc-kinematics-source-files.txt core,header >"$kinematics_unknown_filter_log" 2>&1; then
+    echo "kinematics manifest source lister accepted a compound filter" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -F "manifest source filter must be a manifest group name: core,header" "$kinematics_unknown_filter_log" >/dev/null; then
+    echo "kinematics manifest source lister did not report compound filters clearly" >&2
+    sed -n '1,20p' "$kinematics_unknown_filter_log" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 if ./list-linuxcnc-kinematics-manifest-sources.sh linuxcnc-kinematics-source-files.txt bogus >"$kinematics_unknown_filter_log" 2>&1; then
     echo "kinematics manifest source lister accepted unknown filter" >&2
     exit 1