diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/utils/active-http.test b/testing/btest/scripts/base/utils/active-http.test
index f547e7dd15..622e8ca46c 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/utils/active-http.test
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/utils/active-http.test
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # @TEST-REQUIRES: which python
 #
+# @TEST-EXEC: which curl
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run httpd python $SCRIPTS/httpd.py --max 1
 # @TEST-EXEC: sleep 3
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run bro bro -b %INPUT