diff --git a/src/utils/FileEmitter.ts b/src/utils/FileEmitter.ts
index 8bab92e8ff4..c6196285fc0 100644
--- a/src/utils/FileEmitter.ts
+++ b/src/utils/FileEmitter.ts
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ function generateAssetFileName(
 }
 
 function reserveFileNameInBundle(fileName: string, bundle: OutputBundleWithPlaceholders) {
-	if (fileName in bundle) {
-		// FIXME this should return error(errFileNameConflict(fileName));
-		// but until #3174 is fixed, this raises spurious errors and is disabled
-	}
+	// TODO this should warn if the fileName is already in the bundle,
+	//  but until #3174 is fixed, this raises spurious warnings and is disabled
 	bundle[fileName] = FILE_PLACEHOLDER;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/chunking-form/samples/emit-same-file/_config.js b/test/chunking-form/samples/emit-same-file/_config.js
index af34504e833..bad65a0f0d7 100644
--- a/test/chunking-form/samples/emit-same-file/_config.js
+++ b/test/chunking-form/samples/emit-same-file/_config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 module.exports = {
+	description:
+		'does not throw an error if multiple files with the same name are emitted (until #3174 is fixed)',
 	options: {
 		input: 'main.js',
 		plugins: [
 			{
 				generateBundle() {
 					this.emitFile({ type: 'asset', fileName: 'myfile', source: 'abc' });
+					this.emitFile({ type: 'asset', fileName: 'myfile', source: 'abc' });
 				}
 			}
 		]