diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/eden b/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/eden
index 168f460e9af7..d7bc911612e3 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/eden
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/eden
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ python
 # TODO: teach getdeps to compile lmdb on Windows.
 lmdb
 
+[dependencies.test=on]
+# sapling CLI is needed to run the tests
+sapling
+
 [shipit.pathmap.fb=on]
 # for internal builds that use getdeps
 fbcode/fb303 = fb303