diff --git a/app-emulation/open-vmdk/open-vmdk-0.3.12.ebuild b/app-emulation/open-vmdk/open-vmdk-0.3.12.ebuild
index b7d3ab544469f..c17133cebbcfd 100644
--- a/app-emulation/open-vmdk/open-vmdk-0.3.12.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/open-vmdk/open-vmdk-0.3.12.ebuild
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ BDEPEND="
 "
 
 pkg_setup() {
-	use python && python-single-r1_pkg_setup
+	if use python || use test; then
+		python-single-r1_pkg_setup
+	fi
 }
 
 my_emake() {