diff --git a/run-tests-in-vagrant.sh b/run-tests-in-vagrant.sh
index c72364a21..a3f2ac7c7 100755
--- a/run-tests-in-vagrant.sh
+++ b/run-tests-in-vagrant.sh
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ function compile_gluster()
             popd
             exit 1
     fi
+    # Test for missing dependencies based on the BuildRequires in the
+    # glusterfs.spec. If anything is missing, install them (and only then, dnf
+    # cache is a large download).
+    vagrant ssh -c "cd /home/vagrant/glusterfs; ( sudo dnf -C -y builddep --spec glusterfs.spec || sudo dnf -y builddep --spec glusterfs.spec ) $redirect" -- -t
     vagrant ssh -c "cd /home/vagrant/glusterfs; sudo make -j install $redirect" -- -t
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]
     then
diff --git a/tests/vagrant/vagrant-template-centos6/roles/install-pkgs/tasks/main.yml b/tests/vagrant/vagrant-template-centos6/roles/install-pkgs/tasks/main.yml
index 37dbc108d..bf3eff077 100644
--- a/tests/vagrant/vagrant-template-centos6/roles/install-pkgs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/vagrant/vagrant-template-centos6/roles/install-pkgs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     - attr
     - autoconf
     - automake
+    - bc
     - bison
       #- libcmocka-devel
     - dbench
diff --git a/tests/vagrant/vagrant-template-fedora/roles/install-pkgs/tasks/main.yml b/tests/vagrant/vagrant-template-fedora/roles/install-pkgs/tasks/main.yml
index 4e7d8d0d7..2512034cd 100644
--- a/tests/vagrant/vagrant-template-fedora/roles/install-pkgs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/vagrant/vagrant-template-fedora/roles/install-pkgs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     - attr
     - autoconf
     - automake
+    - bc
     - bison
     - libcmocka-devel
     - cifs-utils