diff --git a/examples/B20autopkgtest b/examples/B20autopkgtest
index 61eff862d664b34cf482dcd8cd0eeb7221a8bc16..ad85e58206d9ac9c942329042600620f731d8d76 100644
--- a/examples/B20autopkgtest
+++ b/examples/B20autopkgtest
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ set -ex
 
 cd "$BUILDDIR"/*/debian/..
 
-if [ ! -f debian/tests/control ]; then
-    echo "Package does not have autopkgtest support, debian/tests/control is missing"
+apt-get --yes install autodep8
+
+if [ -z "$(autodep8)" ]; then
+    echo "Package does not have autopkgtest support.  Either file"
+    echo "debian/tests/control is missing or there is no autodep8 support."
     exit 0
 fi