diff --git a/media-gfx/gnome-photos/gnome-photos-3.18.2.ebuild b/media-gfx/gnome-photos/gnome-photos-3.18.2.ebuild
index 41d7a68e55f02..98340a3537eb9 100644
--- a/media-gfx/gnome-photos/gnome-photos-3.18.2.ebuild
+++ b/media-gfx/gnome-photos/gnome-photos-3.18.2.ebuild
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 EAPI="5"
 GCONF_DEBUG="no"
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 )
 
-inherit gnome2 virtualx
+inherit gnome2 python-any-r1 virtualx
 
 DESCRIPTION="Access, organize and share your photos on GNOME"
 HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Photos"
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 # eautoreconf
 #	app-text/yelp-tools
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	use test && python-any-r1_pkg_setup
+}
+
 src_configure() {
 	gnome2_src_configure \
 		$(use_enable test dogtail)