diff --git a/test/cmake_subdir_test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/cmake_subdir_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6310b1f..9831e4b 100644
--- a/test/cmake_subdir_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/cmake_subdir_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ boost_add_subdir(type_traits)
 # secondary dependencies
 
 boost_add_subdir(assert)
+boost_add_subdir(throw_exception)
 
 # --target check