diff --git a/lib/cl/test/make-test-binary.lisp b/lib/cl/test/make-test-binary.lisp
index 4e7a58c..60de891 100644
--- a/lib/cl/test/make-test-binary.lisp
+++ b/lib/cl/test/make-test-binary.lisp
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 (load (merge-pathnames "../load-locally.lisp" *load-truename*))
 (asdf:load-asd (merge-pathnames "../lib/de.setf.thrift-backport-update/test/thrift-test.asd" *load-truename*))
 (asdf:load-system :thrift-test)
+
+(require "sb-grovel") ;; necessary for :net.didierverna.clon.termio
+(asdf:load-asd (first (directory (merge-pathnames "../externals/software/clon-*/termio/net.didierverna.clon.termio.asd"
+                                                  *load-truename*))))
 (asdf:load-system :net.didierverna.clon)
 
 (net.didierverna.clon:nickname-package)
diff --git a/test/cl/make-test-client.lisp b/test/cl/make-test-client.lisp
index 509669d..fa049e7 100644
--- a/test/cl/make-test-client.lisp
+++ b/test/cl/make-test-client.lisp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 (require "asdf")
 (load (merge-pathnames "../../lib/cl/load-locally.lisp" *load-truename*))
+(require "sb-grovel") ;; necessary for :net.didierverna.clon.termio
+(asdf:load-asd (first (directory (merge-pathnames "../../lib/cl/externals/software/clon-*/termio/net.didierverna.clon.termio.asd"
+                                                  *load-truename*))))
 (asdf:load-system :net.didierverna.clon)
 (asdf:load-system :fiasco)
 (asdf:load-asd (merge-pathnames "gen-cl/ThriftTest/thrift-gen-ThriftTest.asd" *load-truename*))
diff --git a/test/cl/make-test-server.lisp b/test/cl/make-test-server.lisp
index 293c879..a027968 100644
--- a/test/cl/make-test-server.lisp
+++ b/test/cl/make-test-server.lisp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 (require "asdf")
 (load (merge-pathnames "../../lib/cl/load-locally.lisp" *load-truename*))
+(require "sb-grovel") ;; necessary for :net.didierverna.clon.termio
+(asdf:load-asd (first (directory (merge-pathnames "../../lib/cl/externals/software/clon-*/termio/net.didierverna.clon.termio.asd"
+                                                  *load-truename*))))
 (asdf:load-system :net.didierverna.clon)
 (asdf:load-asd (merge-pathnames "gen-cl/ThriftTest/thrift-gen-ThriftTest.asd" *load-truename*))
 (asdf:load-system :thrift-gen-thrifttest)
diff --git a/tutorial/cl/make-tutorial-client.lisp b/tutorial/cl/make-tutorial-client.lisp
index 3a6d861..5b8183e 100644
--- a/tutorial/cl/make-tutorial-client.lisp
+++ b/tutorial/cl/make-tutorial-client.lisp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 (require "asdf")
 (load (merge-pathnames "load-locally.lisp" *load-truename*))
+(require "sb-grovel") ;; necessary for :net.didierverna.clon.termio
+(asdf:load-asd (first (directory (merge-pathnames "../../lib/cl/externals/software/clon-*/termio/net.didierverna.clon.termio.asd"
+                                                  *load-truename*))))
 (asdf:load-system :net.didierverna.clon)
 (asdf:load-asd (merge-pathnames "gen-cl/shared/thrift-gen-shared.asd" *load-truename*))
 (asdf:load-asd (merge-pathnames "gen-cl/tutorial/thrift-gen-tutorial.asd" *load-truename*))
diff --git a/tutorial/cl/make-tutorial-server.lisp b/tutorial/cl/make-tutorial-server.lisp
index 4cf1a90..9f47be8 100644
--- a/tutorial/cl/make-tutorial-server.lisp
+++ b/tutorial/cl/make-tutorial-server.lisp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 (require "asdf")
 (load (merge-pathnames "load-locally.lisp" *load-truename*))
+(require "sb-grovel") ;; necessary for :net.didierverna.clon.termio
+(asdf:load-asd (first (directory (merge-pathnames "../../lib/cl/externals/software/clon-*/termio/net.didierverna.clon.termio.asd"
+                                                  *load-truename*))))
 (asdf:load-system :net.didierverna.clon)
 (asdf:load-asd (merge-pathnames "gen-cl/shared/thrift-gen-shared.asd" *load-truename*))
 (asdf:load-asd (merge-pathnames "gen-cl/tutorial/thrift-gen-tutorial.asd" *load-truename*))