diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_perl_dbd_mysql.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_perl_dbd_mysql.py
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+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_perl_dbd_mysql.py
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+from tests.package.test_perl import TestPerlBase
+
+
+class TestPerlDBDmysql(TestPerlBase):
+    """
+    package:
+        DBD-mysql   XS
+    direct dependencies:
+        DBI   XS
+    """
+
+    config = TestPerlBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PERL=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PERL_DBD_MYSQL=y
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.login()
+        self.module_test("DBI")
+        self.module_test("DBD::mysql")