diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-ob-sh.el b/testing/lisp/test-ob-sh.el
index d10486a75..88e1c92b5 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-ob-sh.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-ob-sh.el
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ;; Template test file for Org-mode tests
 
 ;;; Code:
+(org-test-for-executable "sh")
 (unless (featurep 'ob-sh)
   (signal 'missing-test-dependency "Support for Sh code blocks"))