diff --git a/devel/py-pyproject-metadata/Makefile b/devel/py-pyproject-metadata/Makefile
index abe3a5211555..c8af0ec7698a 100644
--- a/devel/py-pyproject-metadata/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pyproject-metadata/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	pyproject-metadata
 PORTVERSION=	0.9.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	pyproject_metadata-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PEP 621 metadata parsing
 WWW=		https://pep621.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ \
 		https://github.com/pypa/pyproject-metadata
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flit-core>=0:devel/py-flit-core@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}packaging>=19.0:devel/py-packaging@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517 pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>