diff --git a/databases/py-flask-sqlalchemy/Makefile b/databases/py-flask-sqlalchemy/Makefile
index 7cd8f89e541f..c6bf5494d9e7 100644
--- a/databases/py-flask-sqlalchemy/Makefile
+++ b/databases/py-flask-sqlalchemy/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flask>=2.2.5:www/py-flask@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}sqlalchemy20>=2.0.16:databases/py-sqlalchemy20@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517 pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 TEST_ENV=	PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}