diff --git a/dev-util/debugedit/debugedit-5.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-util/debugedit/debugedit-5.2-r1.ebuild
index 69f12c161068b..7c849eb3bc917 100644
--- a/dev-util/debugedit/debugedit-5.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/debugedit/debugedit-5.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	test? (
 		app-alternatives/cpio
+		dev-debug/gdb
 		sys-devel/dwz
 	)
 	verify-sig? (