diff --git a/dev-cpp/coeurl/coeurl-0.3.0.ebuild b/dev-cpp/coeurl/coeurl-0.3.0.ebuild
index 5c65cc7b79..309b9fcd52 100644
--- a/dev-cpp/coeurl/coeurl-0.3.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-cpp/coeurl/coeurl-0.3.0.ebuild
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ BDEPEND="
 "
 
 python_check_deps() {
+	use test || return 0 # python is only used for tests, bug #911504
+
 	python_has_version "dev-python/flask[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 }