diff --git a/dev-ros/controller_interface/controller_interface-0.19.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-ros/controller_interface/controller_interface-0.19.1-r1.ebuild
index 1a6209e01c2ef..f86635bda8b36 100644
--- a/dev-ros/controller_interface/controller_interface-0.19.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/controller_interface/controller_interface-0.19.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-ros/hardware_interface
 	dev-ros/pluginlib:=
 "
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	test? ( dev-cpp/gtest )
+"
diff --git a/dev-ros/controller_interface/controller_interface-9999.ebuild b/dev-ros/controller_interface/controller_interface-9999.ebuild
index 1a6209e01c2ef..f86635bda8b36 100644
--- a/dev-ros/controller_interface/controller_interface-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/controller_interface/controller_interface-9999.ebuild
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-ros/hardware_interface
 	dev-ros/pluginlib:=
 "
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	test? ( dev-cpp/gtest )
+"