diff --git a/libexec/atf/atf-pytest-wrapper/atf_pytest_wrapper.cpp b/libexec/atf/atf-pytest-wrapper/atf_pytest_wrapper.cpp
index 11fd3c47d507..bc7eec3b851d 100644
--- a/libexec/atf/atf-pytest-wrapper/atf_pytest_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/libexec/atf/atf-pytest-wrapper/atf_pytest_wrapper.cpp
@@ -1,192 +1,194 @@
 #include <format>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 class Handler {
   private:
     const std::string kPytestName = "pytest";
     const std::string kCleanupSuffix = ":cleanup";
     const std::string kPythonPathEnv = "PYTHONPATH";
   public:
     // Test listing requested
     bool flag_list = false;
     // Output debug data (will break listing)
     bool flag_debug = false;
     // Cleanup for the test requested
     bool flag_cleanup = false;
     // Test source directory (provided by ATF)
     std::string src_dir;
     // Path to write test status to (provided by ATF)
     std::string dst_file;
     // Path to add to PYTHONPATH (provided by the schebang args)
     std::string python_path;
     // Path to the script (provided by the schebang wrapper)
     std::string script_path;
     // Name of the test to run (provided by ATF)
     std::string test_name;
     // kv pairs (provided by ATF)
     std::vector<std::string> kv_list;
     // our binary name
     std::string binary_name;
 
     static std::vector<std::string> ToVector(int argc, char **argv) {
       std::vector<std::string> ret;
 
       for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
         ret.emplace_back(std::string(argv[i]));
       }
       return ret;
     }
 
     static void PrintVector(std::string prefix, const std::vector<std::string> &vec) {
       std::cerr << prefix << ": ";
       for (auto &val: vec) {
         std::cerr << "'" << val << "' ";
       }
       std::cerr << std::endl;
     }
 
     void Usage(std::string msg, bool exit_with_error) {
       std::cerr << binary_name << ": ERROR: " << msg << "." << std::endl;
       std::cerr << binary_name << ": See atf-test-program(1) for usage details." << std::endl;
       exit(exit_with_error != 0);
     }
 
     // Parse args received from the OS. There can be multiple valid options:
     // * with schebang args (#!/binary -P/path):
     // atf_wrap '-P /path' /path/to/script -l
     // * without schebang args
     // atf_wrap /path/to/script -l
     // Running test:
     // atf_wrap '-P /path' /path/to/script -r /path1 -s /path2 -vk1=v1 testname 
     void Parse(int argc, char **argv) {
       if (flag_debug) {
         PrintVector("IN", ToVector(argc, argv));
       }
       // getopt() skips the first argument (as it is typically binary name)
       // it is possible to have either '-P\s*/path' followed by the script name
       // or just the script name. Parse kernel-provided arg manually and adjust
       // array to make getopt work
 
       binary_name = std::string(argv[0]);
       argc--; argv++;
       // parse -P\s*path from the kernel.
       if (argc > 0 && !strncmp(argv[0], "-P", 2)) {
         char *path = &argv[0][2];
         while (*path == ' ')
           path++;
         python_path = std::string(path);
         argc--; argv++;
       }
 
       // The next argument is a script name. Copy and keep argc/argv the same
       // Show usage for empty args
       if (argc == 0) {
           Usage("Must provide a test case name", true);
       }
       script_path = std::string(argv[0]);
 
       int c;
       while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "lr:s:v:")) != -1) {
         switch (c) {
         case 'l':
           flag_list = true;
           break;
         case 's':
           src_dir = std::string(optarg);
           break;
         case 'r':
           dst_file = std::string(optarg);
           break;
         case 'v':
           kv_list.emplace_back(std::string(optarg));
           break;
         default:
           Usage("Unknown option -" + std::string(1, static_cast<char>(c)), true);
         }
       }
       argc -= optind;
       argv += optind;
 
       if (flag_list) {
         return;
       }
       // There should be just one argument with the test name
       if (argc != 1) {
         Usage("Must provide a test case name", true);
       }
       test_name = std::string(argv[0]);
       if (test_name.size() > kCleanupSuffix.size() &&
           std::equal(kCleanupSuffix.rbegin(), kCleanupSuffix.rend(), test_name.rbegin())) {
         test_name = test_name.substr(0, test_name.size() - kCleanupSuffix.size());
         flag_cleanup = true;
       }
     }
 
     std::vector<std::string> BuildArgs() {
       std::vector<std::string> args = {"pytest", "-p", "no:cacheprovider", "-s", "--atf"};
 
       if (flag_list) {
         args.push_back("--co");
         args.push_back(script_path);
         return args;
       }
       if (flag_cleanup) {
         args.push_back("--atf-cleanup");
       }
+      // workaround pytest parser bug:
+      // https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/3097
+      // use '--arg=value' format instead of '--arg value' for all
+      // path-like options
       if (!src_dir.empty()) {
-        args.push_back("--atf-source-dir");
-        args.push_back(src_dir);
+        args.push_back("--atf-source-dir=" + src_dir);
       }
       if (!dst_file.empty()) {
-        args.push_back("--atf-file");
-        args.push_back(dst_file);
+        args.push_back("--atf-file=" + dst_file);
       }
       for (auto &pair: kv_list) {
         args.push_back("--atf-var");
         args.push_back(pair);
       }
       // Create nodeid from the test path &name
       args.push_back(script_path + "::" + test_name);
       return args;
     }
 
     void SetEnv() {
       if (!python_path.empty()) {
         char *env_path = getenv(kPythonPathEnv.c_str());
         if (env_path != nullptr) {
           python_path = python_path + ":" + std::string(env_path);
         }
         setenv(kPythonPathEnv.c_str(), python_path.c_str(), 1);
       }
     }
 
     int Run(std::string binary, std::vector<std::string> args) {
       if (flag_debug) {
         PrintVector("OUT", args);
       }
       // allocate array with final NULL
       char **arr = new char*[args.size() + 1]();
       for (unsigned long i = 0; i < args.size(); i++) {
 	// work around 'char *const *'
         arr[i] = strdup(args[i].c_str());
       }
       return (execvp(binary.c_str(), arr) != 0);
     }
 
     int Process() {
       SetEnv();
       return Run(kPytestName, BuildArgs());
     }
 };
 
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   Handler handler;
 
   handler.Parse(argc, argv);
   return handler.Process();
 }