diff --git a/testsuite/Makefile b/testsuite/Makefile
index 128395e..e3e26d7 100644
--- a/testsuite/Makefile
+++ b/testsuite/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ $(METADATA): Makefile
 	@echo "Requires:        postgresql" >> $(METADATA)
 	@echo "Requires:        postgresql-server" >> $(METADATA)
 	@echo "Requires:        *postgresql-test" >> $(METADATA)
+	# rhbz#1679967
+	@echo "Requires:        initscripts" >> $(METADATA)
 	# RHEL4 needs this to hack around selinux denial in testdir
 	@echo "Requires:        selinux-policy-targeted-sources" >> $(METADATA)
 	@echo "Priority:        Normal" >> $(METADATA)