diff --git a/dev-ros/test_rosmaster/test_rosmaster-1.11.16.ebuild b/dev-ros/test_rosmaster/test_rosmaster-1.11.16.ebuild
index d07a5558dbe98..66e52c1b5985e 100644
--- a/dev-ros/test_rosmaster/test_rosmaster-1.11.16.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/test_rosmaster/test_rosmaster-1.11.16.ebuild
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	test? (	dev-ros/roslib[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
 "
 
+mycatkincmakeargs=( "-DCATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING=ON" )
+
 src_install() {
 	ros-catkin_src_install
 	dodir /usr/share/${PN}
diff --git a/dev-ros/test_rosmaster/test_rosmaster-9999.ebuild b/dev-ros/test_rosmaster/test_rosmaster-9999.ebuild
index d07a5558dbe98..66e52c1b5985e 100644
--- a/dev-ros/test_rosmaster/test_rosmaster-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/test_rosmaster/test_rosmaster-9999.ebuild
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	test? (	dev-ros/roslib[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
 "
 
+mycatkincmakeargs=( "-DCATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING=ON" )
+
 src_install() {
 	ros-catkin_src_install
 	dodir /usr/share/${PN}