diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index cad532bf..ddc5deba 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ libffi-dev [platform:dpkg test]
 libffi-devel [platform:rpm test]
 
 # selenium tests
-firefox [selenium]
+firefox [selenium platform:ubuntu]
+firefox-esr [selenium platform:debian]
 xvfb [selenium platform:dpkg]
 # already part of xorg-x11-server on openSUSE
 xorg-x11-server-Xvfb [selenium platform:redhat]