diff --git a/tmt/checks/__init__.py b/tmt/checks/__init__.py
index 37709cce75..809e23c385 100644
--- a/tmt/checks/__init__.py
+++ b/tmt/checks/__init__.py
@@ -180,6 +180,22 @@ def delegate(
         return cast(CheckPlugin[CheckT], find_plugin(raw_data['how'])) \
             ._check_class.from_spec(raw_data, logger)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def essential_requires(
+            cls,
+            test: 'tmt.base.Test',
+            logger: tmt.log.Logger) -> list['tmt.base.DependencySimple']:
+        """
+        Collect all essential requirements of the test check.
+
+        Essential requirements of a check are necessary for the check to
+        perform its basic functionality.
+
+        :returns: a list of requirements.
+        """
+
+        return []
+
     @classmethod
     def before_test(
             cls,
diff --git a/tmt/checks/avc.py b/tmt/checks/avc.py
index 964ef93039..eef656d97f 100644
--- a/tmt/checks/avc.py
+++ b/tmt/checks/avc.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from tmt.utils import CommandOutput, Path, ShellScript, render_run_exception_streams
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import tmt.base
     from tmt.steps.execute import TestInvocation
 
 #: The filename of the final check report file.
@@ -285,6 +286,19 @@ class AvcDenials(CheckPlugin[Check]):
 
     _check_class = Check
 
+    @classmethod
+    def essential_requires(
+            cls,
+            test: 'tmt.base.Test',
+            logger: tmt.log.Logger) -> list['tmt.base.DependencySimple']:
+        # Avoid circular imports
+        import tmt.base
+
+        return [
+            tmt.base.DependencySimple('/usr/bin/sestatus'),
+            tmt.base.DependencySimple('/usr/sbin/ausearch')
+            ]
+
     @classmethod
     def before_test(
             cls,
diff --git a/tmt/checks/dmesg.py b/tmt/checks/dmesg.py
index 8ac6c1af2c..e592004776 100644
--- a/tmt/checks/dmesg.py
+++ b/tmt/checks/dmesg.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from tmt.utils import Path, render_run_exception_streams
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import tmt.base
     from tmt.steps.execute import TestInvocation
 
 TEST_POST_DMESG_FILENAME = 'dmesg-{event}.txt'
@@ -42,6 +43,16 @@ class DmesgCheck(CheckPlugin[Check]):
 
     _check_class = Check
 
+    @classmethod
+    def essential_requires(
+            cls,
+            test: 'tmt.base.Test',
+            logger: tmt.log.Logger) -> list['tmt.base.DependencySimple']:
+        # Avoid circular imports
+        import tmt.base
+
+        return [tmt.base.DependencySimple('/usr/bin/dmesg')]
+
     @classmethod
     def _fetch_dmesg(
             cls,
diff --git a/tmt/steps/prepare/__init__.py b/tmt/steps/prepare/__init__.py
index 3a1f4f1721..c895c925a3 100644
--- a/tmt/steps/prepare/__init__.py
+++ b/tmt/steps/prepare/__init__.py
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ def as_key(self) -> frozenset['tmt.base.DependencySimple']:
                     test,
                     self._logger)
 
+                for check in test.check:
+                    collected_requires[guest].dependencies += check.plugin.essential_requires(
+                        test,
+                        self._logger)
+
         # Now we have guests and all their requirements. There can be
         # duplicities, multiple tests requesting the same package, but also
         # some guests may share the set of packages to be installed on them.