diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-Params-Classify/template b/srcpkgs/perl-Params-Classify/template
index b78f6d887cf..f8273addcd2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-Params-Classify/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-Params-Classify/template
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
 build_style=perl-ModuleBuild
 hostmakedepends="perl perl-Module-Build"
 makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+checkdepends="perl-Test-Pod perl-Test-Pod-Coverage"
 depends="perl"
 short_desc="Argument type classification"
 maintainer="John Regan <john@jrjrtech.com>"