diff --git a/sys-cluster/mcxx/mcxx-2021.06.ebuild b/sys-cluster/mcxx/mcxx-2021.06.ebuild
index 7f949c9c67..f9420aeb5b 100644
--- a/sys-cluster/mcxx/mcxx-2021.06.ebuild
+++ b/sys-cluster/mcxx/mcxx-2021.06.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/flex
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	virtual/yacc
+
+	test? (
+		sys-devel/bc
+		virtual/awk
+	)
 "
 
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"