diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-1.15.0.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-1.15.0.ebuild
index 58581ecdfc410..a5040e1807471 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-1.15.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-1.15.0.ebuild
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ DEPEND="
 	)"
 
 python_test() {
+	distutils_install_for_testing
 	py.test -v -v -x || die "tests failed under ${EPYTHON}"
 }