diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/fwupd/fwupd_2.0.12.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/fwupd/fwupd_2.0.12.bb
index eb43c3d865..a40fa923f3 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/fwupd/fwupd_2.0.12.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/fwupd/fwupd_2.0.12.bb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ FILES:${PN} += "\
 
 FILES:${PN}-ptest += "${libexecdir}/installed-tests/ \
                       ${datadir}/installed-tests/"
-RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "gnome-desktop-testing python3"
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "gnome-desktop-testing python3 dbus"
 
 # ESP mounting, not strictly necessary
 RRECOMMENDS:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'polkit', 'udisks2', '', d)}"