diff --git a/security/py-tuf/Makefile b/security/py-tuf/Makefile
index 86a736ffd5253..4c6e17ec77606 100644
--- a/security/py-tuf/Makefile
+++ b/security/py-tuf/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}hatchling>=1.13.0:devel/py-hatchling@${PY_
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}requests>=2.19.1:www/py-requests@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}securesystemslib>=0.26.0:security/py-securesystemslib@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		pytest python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
+USES=		python
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517 pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes