diff --git a/dev-python/pytest-localserver/pytest-localserver-0.6.0.ebuild b/dev-python/pytest-localserver/pytest-localserver-0.6.0-r1.ebuild
similarity index 88%
rename from dev-python/pytest-localserver/pytest-localserver-0.6.0.ebuild
rename to dev-python/pytest-localserver/pytest-localserver-0.6.0-r1.ebuild
index 25d4a8a19b940..443ad40828f92 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest-localserver/pytest-localserver-0.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytest-localserver/pytest-localserver-0.6.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ EPYTEST_IGNORE=(
 	# requires aiosmtpd that is dead and broken beyond repair
 	tests/test_smtp.py
 )
+
+src_prepare() {
+	# remove aiosmtpd dep
+	sed -i -e '/aiosmtpd/d' setup.py || die
+	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+}