diff --git a/debian/tests/control b/debian/tests/control
index a3cbca260d87..bb05f71c6cbc 100644
--- a/debian/tests/control
+++ b/debian/tests/control
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Depends: @builddeps@, fakeroot
 Restrictions: allow-stderr, skippable
 
 Tests: ubuntu-regression-suite
-Depends: build-essential, gcc-multilib [amd64 armhf i386], gdb, git, python3
+Depends: build-essential, fakeroot, gcc-multilib [amd64 armhf i386], gdb, git, python3
 Restrictions: allow-stderr, isolation-machine, breaks-testbed, skippable