diff --git a/devel/py-wheel/Makefile b/devel/py-wheel/Makefile
index 7dcc15ce2db6..e6c8b0972a4a 100644
--- a/devel/py-wheel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-wheel/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	wheel
 PORTVERSION=	0.48.0
 PORTREVISION=	0
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	nivit@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Built-package format for Python
 WWW=		https://github.com/pypa/wheel
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flit-core>=3.8:devel/py-flit-core@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}packaging>=24.0:devel/py-packaging@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		cpe python
+USES=		cpe pytest python
 CPE_VENDOR=	wheel_project
 USE_PYTHON=	allflavors autoplist concurrent pep517
-# tests: 70 passed
-USE_PYTHON+=	pytest
 
-.if make(test)
+# tests: 70 passed
+PYTEST_ARGS=	--disable-plugin-autoload
 TEST_ENV=	PYTHONPATH="${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}"
-.endif
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>