diff --git a/lib/googletest/gtest/Makefile b/lib/googletest/gtest/Makefile
index b580c33eb45a..103bf84db5b2 100644
--- a/lib/googletest/gtest/Makefile
+++ b/lib/googletest/gtest/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ INTERNAL_CUSTOM_INCS+=	gtest/internal/custom/gtest.h
 
 SRCS+=		gtest-all.cc
 
-LIBADD+=	pthread
+LIBADD+=	pthread regex
 
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
diff --git a/share/mk/src.libnames.mk b/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
index f47e50fb94d5..c2c3d6c4110b 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ _DP_dpv=	dialog figpar util ncursesw
 _DP_dialog=	ncursesw m
 _DP_cuse=	pthread
 _DP_atf_cxx=	atf_c
-_DP_gtest=	pthread
+_DP_gtest=	pthread regex
 _DP_gmock=	gtest
 _DP_gmock_main=	gmock
 _DP_gtest_main=	gtest