diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-File-Slurper/template b/srcpkgs/perl-File-Slurper/template
index ac91ca54e84..6ec8505d191 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-File-Slurper/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-File-Slurper/template
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-//}-${version}"
 build_style=perl-module
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="perl"
+checkdepends="perl-Test-Warnings"
 depends="perl"
 short_desc="File::Slurper - A simple, sane and efficient module to slurp a file"
 maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"