diff --git a/dev-python/pyopengl/pyopengl-3.1.7-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/pyopengl/pyopengl-3.1.7-r1.ebuild
index c062ef4860ca6..7dd53e7e560ff 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyopengl/pyopengl-3.1.7-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pyopengl/pyopengl-3.1.7-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -56,13 +56,14 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-pypy3.patch"
 )
 
-EPYTEST_DESELECT=(
-	# unreliable memory counting test
-	tests/test_vbo_memusage.py::test_sf_2980896
-)
-
 python_test() {
-	nonfatal epytest || die "Tests failed with ${EPYTHON}"
+	local EPYTEST_DESELECT=(
+		# unreliable memory counting test
+		tests/test_vbo_memusage.py::test_sf_2980896
+	)
+	local -x PYTEST_DISABLE_PLUGIN_AUTOLOAD=1
+
+	nonfatal epytest tests || die "Tests failed with ${EPYTHON}"
 }
 
 src_test() {