diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/audioread/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/audioread/default.nix
index 330e70e8418c..addd187abeb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/audioread/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/audioread/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, pytestrunner
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "073904fabc842881e07bd3e4a5776623535562f70b1655b635d22886168dd168";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pytestrunner ];
+
   # No tests, need to disable or py3k breaks
   doCheck = false;
 
@@ -20,4 +23,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/sampsyo/audioread";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}