diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.2.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.2.bb
index af486e6d9c..aa97eef3ce 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.2.bb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 }
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "bash"
-RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "bash e2fsprogs-mke2fs util-linux-lsblk util-linux-losetup"
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "bash e2fsprogs-mke2fs util-linux-lsblk util-linux-losetup strace"
 RRECOMMENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
     coreutils \
     kernel-module-loop \