diff --git a/files/apts/neutron b/files/apts/neutron
index d3a08c77a1..23dd65bc56 100644
--- a/files/apts/neutron
+++ b/files/apts/neutron
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ebtables
 iptables
 iputils-ping
 iputils-arping
+libmysqlclient-dev  # testonly
 mysql-server #NOPRIME
 sudo
 python-boto
diff --git a/files/apts/nova b/files/apts/nova
index 090ca4d48d..114194e9d7 100644
--- a/files/apts/nova
+++ b/files/apts/nova
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ conntrack
 kpartx
 parted
 iputils-arping
+libmysqlclient-dev  # testonly
 mysql-server # NOPRIME
 python-mysqldb
 python-mysql.connector
diff --git a/files/rpms/neutron b/files/rpms/neutron
index aaff48ae4c..c56e6e2322 100644
--- a/files/rpms/neutron
+++ b/files/rpms/neutron
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ebtables
 iptables
 iputils
 mysql-connector-python
+mysql-devel  # testonly
 mysql-server # NOPRIME
 openvswitch # NOPRIME
 python-boto
diff --git a/files/rpms/nova b/files/rpms/nova
index ccee8a73b1..4c2ee5762b 100644
--- a/files/rpms/nova
+++ b/files/rpms/nova
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ libxml2-python
 numpy # needed by websockify for spice console
 m2crypto
 mysql-connector-python
+mysql-devel  # testonly
 mysql-server # NOPRIME
 parted
 polkit