diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 574a4047..3ae53ee4 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed by tests;
 # see https://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
 
 gcc-c++ [doc test platform:rpm]
 libssh-devel [test platform:rpm]
 libffi-devel [test platform:rpm]
 openssl-devel [test platform:rpm]
+libssh-dev [compile test]