diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-check.scm b/gnu/packages/python-check.scm
index f6ccae12ddb..22c626e0075 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-check.scm
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ intuitive syntax.")
     (native-inputs
      (list python-path
            python-pytest
+           python-pytest-metadata
            python-pyyaml
            python-setuptools
            python-setuptools-scm))