diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Visitor-Encode/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Visitor-Encode/Makefile
index c9b20fa94c89..8998818f1d8f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Visitor-Encode/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Visitor-Encode/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ COMMENT=	Perl extension to encode/decode values in a structure
 RUN_DEPENDS=	\
 	p5-Data-Visitor>=0.18:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Data-Visitor
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
+TEST_DEPENDS=	p5-Test-Exception>0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Exception
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes