diff --git a/dev-python/uharfbuzz/uharfbuzz-0.16.1.ebuild b/dev-python/uharfbuzz/uharfbuzz-0.16.1.ebuild
index 36fdf0ec8a..611d52451e 100644
--- a/dev-python/uharfbuzz/uharfbuzz-0.16.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/uharfbuzz/uharfbuzz-0.16.1.ebuild
@@ -4,20 +4,22 @@
 EAPI=8
 
 DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS="pyproject.toml"
+EPYTEST_DESELECT=( "tests/test_uharfbuzz.py::TestCallbacks::test_message_func" )
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..10} pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
-SRC_URI="https://github.com/harfbuzz/uharfbuzz/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
-KEYWORDS="~amd64"
 DESCRIPTION="Streamlined Cython bindings for the HarfBuzz shaping engine"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/harfbuzz/uharfbuzz"
+SRC_URI="https://github.com/harfbuzz/uharfbuzz/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+
+KEYWORDS="~amd64"
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"
 
 RDEPEND=">=media-libs/harfbuzz-2.8.1[experimental(-)]"
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="
+DEPEND="
+	${RDEPEND}
 	dev-python/setuptools_scm[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/cython[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "