diff --git a/devel/py-distlib/Makefile b/devel/py-distlib/Makefile
index 5a05d9dcdc89..dab407a763e4 100644
--- a/devel/py-distlib/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-distlib/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	distlib
 DISTVERSION=	0.3.7
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Low-level components of distutils2 and higher-level APIs
 WWW=		https://github.com/pypa/distlib
 
 LICENSE=	PSFL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist pytest # 3 tests fail, see https://github.com/pypa/distlib/issues/205
+USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist pytest # few tests fail intermittently, see https://github.com/pypa/distlib/issues/205
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+TEST_ENV=	PYTHONHASHSEED=0 # needed for tests to succeed
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>