diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-File-Next/template b/srcpkgs/perl-File-Next/template
index 0bd2ef5b2b..1740441ad1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-File-Next/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-File-Next/template
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="File-Next-${version}"
 build_style=perl-module
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+checkdepends="perl-Test-Pod perl-Test-Pod-Coverage"
 depends="${makedepends}"
 noarch="yes"
 short_desc="File-finding iterator"