diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index dc043695e3eb..035aeedf1cd3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ asdf_extensions =
 test =
     pytest-astropy>=0.8
     pytest-xdist
+    pytest-faulthandler
     objgraph
     ipython
     coverage