diff --git a/test/wcc/762_struct_abi_size.c b/test/wcc/762_struct_abi_size.c
index 6afcc21e..ada58c46 100644
--- a/test/wcc/762_struct_abi_size.c
+++ b/test/wcc/762_struct_abi_size.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
  *   3. {i64,i32,i32}      — maxalign 8 with sub-8 tail, ABI 16
  *                           (the #169 round-up case)
  *   4. {3xi16}            — maxalign 2, natural 6, ABI 6
- *   5. {2xi32,i64}        — maxalign 8 with mid-record alignment
- *                           padding (f3 must skip to off=8)
+ *   5. {i16,i64}          — maxalign 8 with mid-record alignment
+ *                           padding (f2 must skip off 2→8)
  *   6. {3xi64}            — maxalign 8, all 8-wide, natural==ABI=24
  *
  * GATE POLARITY: this file must stay GREEN. A red here means either
@@ -111,13 +111,17 @@ static const struct row rows[] = {
 	  "type t = struct { a: i16, b: i16, c: i16 };\n"
 	  "export fn main() i32 = { return size(t): i32; };\n",
 	  3, {{2,2},{2,2},{2,2}} },
-	/* 5. {2xi32,i64} — f3 must skip off from 8→8 (already aligned)
-	 * but the row exercises the mid-record align step explicitly;
-	 * a missing `off = align(off, fa)` would mis-place the i64. */
-	{ "i32_i32_i64_mid_align",
-	  "type t = struct { a: i32, b: i32, c: i64 };\n"
+	/* 5. {i16,i64} — exercises a non-trivial mid-record align step:
+	 * after f1 off=2, f2 must align off 2→8 before placing the i64.
+	 * A missing `off = align(off, fa)` would land f2 at off=2 and
+	 * size to 10 (or 16 only via the final maxalign round); either
+	 * way it would diverge from the formula. {i32,i32,i64} (rows 2)
+	 * already aligns at 8 by the natural off, so the align-step is
+	 * a no-op there. */
+	{ "i16_i64_mid_pad",
+	  "type t = struct { a: i16, b: i64 };\n"
 	  "export fn main() i32 = { return size(t): i32; };\n",
-	  3, {{4,4},{4,4},{8,8}} },
+	  2, {{2,2},{8,8}} },
 	/* 6. {3xi64} — natural==ABI, the maxalign-rounded formula must
 	 * not double-round. */
 	{ "i64_x3_natural_24",