diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 467b9ab1f0c..67b272a8331 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ python3-devel [platform:rpm test]
 libpq-dev [platform:dpkg]
 thin-provisioning-tools [platform:debian]
 libxml2-dev [platform:dpkg test]
+libpcre3-dev [platform:dpkg test]
 libxslt-devel [platform:rpm test]
 libxslt1-dev [platform:dpkg test]
 cryptsetup [platform:rpm]