diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 879d8d590ffe2757671e3f290891b5aeeba5ae9d..5c1aa545b1182af5a79fd2fb38982f8abeae4dd3 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-nodejs
 Priority: optional
 Build-Depends:
  debhelper-compat (= 13)
+ , mocha
  , nodejs
  , node-assert
  , node-babel7