diff --git a/devel/py-python-rapidjson/Makefile b/devel/py-python-rapidjson/Makefile
index 4f745c6d237e..728a6062aa9e 100644
--- a/devel/py-python-rapidjson/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-python-rapidjson/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
 PORTNAME=	python-rapidjson
 DISTVERSION=	1.6
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Python wrapper around rapidjson
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest>0:devel/py-pytest@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest-benchmark>0:devel/py-pytest-benchmark@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytz>0:devel/py-pytz@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}sphinx>0:textproc/py-sphinx@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.6+
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist
 
-do-test: install # tests fail: https://github.com/python-rapidjson/python-rapidjson/issues/163
-	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${PYTHON_CMD} -m pytest
+TEST_ENV=      ${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
+
+do-test: # tests fail: https://github.com/python-rapidjson/python-rapidjson/issues/163
+	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} ${PYTHON_CMD} -m pytest
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>