diff --git a/test/recurse/g0.ent b/test/recurse/g0.ent
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46832f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/g0.ent
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
+hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
+hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
+hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
diff --git a/test/recurse/g1.ent b/test/recurse/g1.ent
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e64e6928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/g1.ent
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;
+&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;
+&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;
+&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;&g0;
diff --git a/test/recurse/g2.ent b/test/recurse/g2.ent
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16a80bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/g2.ent
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;
+&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;
+&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;
+&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;&g1;
diff --git a/test/recurse/g3.ent b/test/recurse/g3.ent
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6407723d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/g3.ent
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;
+&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;
+&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;
+&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;&g2;
diff --git a/test/recurse/lol_eg.xml b/test/recurse/lol_eg.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f8940b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/lol_eg.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE billion [
+  <!ELEMENT billion (#PCDATA)>
+  <!ENTITY g0 SYSTEM "g0.ent">
+  <!ENTITY g1 SYSTEM "g1.ent">
+  <!ENTITY g2 SYSTEM "g2.ent">
+  <!ENTITY g3 SYSTEM "g3.ent">
+]>
+<billion>&g3;</billion>
diff --git a/test/recurse/lol_ep.xml b/test/recurse/lol_ep.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..705437c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/lol_ep.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE billion [
+  <!ELEMENT billion (#PCDATA)>
+  <!ENTITY % p0 SYSTEM "p0.ent">
+  <!ENTITY % p1 SYSTEM "p1.ent">
+  <!ENTITY % p2 SYSTEM "p2.ent">
+  <!ENTITY % p3 SYSTEM "p3.ent">
+  %p3;
+]>
+<billion/>
diff --git a/test/recurse/lol_ip_content.dtd b/test/recurse/lol_ip_content.dtd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fca54b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/lol_ip_content.dtd
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<!ELEMENT billion (#PCDATA)>
+<!ENTITY % p0 "<!---->">
+<!ENTITY % p1 "%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;">
+<!ENTITY % p2 "%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;">
+<!ENTITY % p3 "%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;">
+<!ENTITY % p4 "%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;%p3;">
+<!ENTITY % p5 "%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;%p4;">
+<!ENTITY % p6 "%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;%p5;">
+%p5;
diff --git a/test/recurse/lol_ip_content.xml b/test/recurse/lol_ip_content.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e6f4c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/lol_ip_content.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE billion SYSTEM "lol_ip_content.dtd">
+<billion/>
diff --git a/test/recurse/p0.ent b/test/recurse/p0.ent
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82e12925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/p0.ent
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!---->
+<!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!---->
+<!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!---->
+<!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!---->
diff --git a/test/recurse/p1.ent b/test/recurse/p1.ent
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a21bb5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/p1.ent
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;
+%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;
+%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;
+%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;%p0;
diff --git a/test/recurse/p2.ent b/test/recurse/p2.ent
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f45c306d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/p2.ent
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;
+%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;
+%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;
+%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;%p1;
diff --git a/test/recurse/p3.ent b/test/recurse/p3.ent
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..139d47a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recurse/p3.ent
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;
+%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;
+%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;
+%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;%p2;
diff --git a/testrecurse.c b/testrecurse.c
index de25ed9c..77a9595d 100644
--- a/testrecurse.c
+++ b/testrecurse.c
@@ -687,7 +687,12 @@ recursiveDetectTest(const char *filename,
     xmlDocPtr doc;
     xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt;
     int res = 0;
-    int parserOptions = XML_PARSE_DTDLOAD;
+    /*
+     * XML_PARSE_DTDVALID is the only way to load external entities
+     * without XML_PARSE_NOENT. The validation result doesn't matter
+     * anyway.
+     */
+    int parserOptions = XML_PARSE_DTDVALID;
 
     nb_tests++;