diff --git a/dev-cpp/jwt-cpp/jwt-cpp-0.4.0.ebuild b/dev-cpp/jwt-cpp/jwt-cpp-0.4.0.ebuild
index 9b41ae22f8..0d9482b323 100644
--- a/dev-cpp/jwt-cpp/jwt-cpp-0.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-cpp/jwt-cpp/jwt-cpp-0.4.0.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ IUSE="doc +picojson test"
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-libs/openssl
-	picojson? ( dev-cpp/picojson )"
+	picojson? ( dev-cpp/picojson )
+	test? ( dev-cpp/gtest )"
 BDEPEND="doc? ( app-doc/doxygen[dot] )"
 RESTRICT="!picojson? ( test )"
 
diff --git a/dev-cpp/jwt-cpp/jwt-cpp-0.6.0.ebuild b/dev-cpp/jwt-cpp/jwt-cpp-0.6.0.ebuild
index fe1a3e1ffe..ebec5e0873 100644
--- a/dev-cpp/jwt-cpp/jwt-cpp-0.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-cpp/jwt-cpp/jwt-cpp-0.6.0.ebuild
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ IUSE="doc +picojson test"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-cpp/nlohmann_json
 	dev-libs/openssl
-	picojson? ( dev-cpp/picojson )"
+	picojson? ( dev-cpp/picojson )
+	test? ( dev-cpp/gtest )"
 BDEPEND="doc? ( app-doc/doxygen[dot] )"
 RESTRICT="!picojson? ( test )"
 DOCS=( README.md docs/{faqs,ssl,traits}.md )