diff --git a/check/check-print-options b/check/check-print-options
index d23bc7a..084be21 100755
--- a/check/check-print-options
+++ b/check/check-print-options
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ RESULT="simple = 1.0.0"
 run_test --print-provides simple
 
 # --print-requires
-RESULT=""
-run_test --print-requires simple
+RESULT="public-dep >= 1"
+run_test --print-requires requires-test
 
 # --print-requires-private
-RESULT=""
-run_test --print-requires-private simple
+RESULT="private-dep >= 1"
+run_test --print-requires-private requires-test
 
 # --list-all, limit to a subdirectory
 RESULT="sub1 Subdirectory package 1 - Test package 1 for subdirectory
diff --git a/check/requires-test.pc b/check/requires-test.pc
index ed836cf..e483db2 100644
--- a/check/requires-test.pc
+++ b/check/requires-test.pc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Name: Requires test package
 Description: Dummy pkgconfig test package for testing Requires/Requires.private
 Version: 1.0.0
-Requires: public-dep
-Requires.private: private-dep
+Requires: public-dep >= 1
+Requires.private: private-dep >= 1
 Libs: -L/requires-test/lib -lrequires-test
 Cflags: -I/requires-test/include