diff --git a/devel/pygobject-common/Makefile b/devel/pygobject-common/Makefile
index 9faa06e77a70..34f82088547c 100644
--- a/devel/pygobject-common/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pygobject-common/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-common
 
 COMMENT=	Common files for Python bindings for GObject Introspection
 
+TEST_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest>=0:devel/py-pytest@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 PLIST_FILES=	include/pygobject-3.0/pygobject.h \
 		libdata/pkgconfig/pygobject-3.0.pc
 
+# tests/test_glib.py is flaky - its tests fail when run together, but pass when
+# executed separately
+TEST_ENV=	PYTEST_ADDOPTS='-k "not test_io_add_watch and not test_main_loop"'
+
 SLAVE_PORT=	common
 
 MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../../devel/py-pygobject
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"