diff --git a/external/system-test/test.properties b/external/system-test/test.properties
index 004370760c..391d68b28a 100644
--- a/external/system-test/test.properties
+++ b/external/system-test/test.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 github_url="https://github.com/adoptium/aqa-tests.git"
 test_results="testResults"
 gradle_version="5.1"
-generic_packages="git wget unzip"
+generic_packages="git ant wget unzip make"
+ubuntu_packages="ant-contrib"
+fedora_packages="ant-contrib"