diff --git a/test/bin/checkflags b/test/bin/checkflags
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a246a82c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bin/checkflags
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Author: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
+# MIT LICENSED
+
+if test "$#" -lt 3
+then
+    echo >&2 "usage $0 FILE VALUES MSG..."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+FLAG_FILE="$1"
+FLAG_VALS="$2"
+shift
+shift
+FLAG_MSGS="$@"
+
+# Use x in front of tested values as flags could be
+# interpreted by "test" to be for itself.
+if test x"$FLAG_VALS" != x"$(cat "$FLAG_FILE" 2>/dev/null)"
+then
+    echo "$FLAG_MSGS"
+    echo "$FLAG_VALS" >"$FLAG_FILE"
+fi