diff --git a/expat/tests/common.c b/expat/tests/common.c
index 3aea8d74..af516f96 100644
--- a/expat/tests/common.c
+++ b/expat/tests/common.c
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ _XML_Parse_SINGLE_BYTES(XML_Parser parser, const char *s, int len,
     for (; len > chunksize; len -= chunksize, s += chunksize) {
       enum XML_Status res = XML_Parse(parser, s, chunksize, XML_FALSE);
       if (res != XML_STATUS_OK) {
+        if ((res == XML_STATUS_SUSPENDED) && (len > chunksize)) {
+          fail("Use of function _XML_Parse_SINGLE_BYTES with a chunk size "
+               "greater than 0 (from g_chunkSize) does not work well with "
+               "suspension. Please consider use of plain XML_Parse at this "
+               "place in your test, instead.");
+        }
         return res;
       }
     }