diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 4f9b42547..3d90e93cb 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed by tests;
 # see http://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+libssl-dev [platform:dpkg]
+openssl-devel [platform:redhat]