diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.2.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.2.bb
index 0a122b0b01..a5844b6726 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.2.bb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 }
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "bash"
-RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "bash e2fsprogs-mke2fs util-linux-lsblk"
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "bash e2fsprogs-mke2fs util-linux-lsblk strace"
 RRECOMMENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
     coreutils \
     kernel-module-loop \