diff --git a/dev-python/fontMath/fontMath-0.8.1.ebuild b/dev-python/fontMath/fontMath-0.8.1.ebuild
index 3d2608c58e..7a21cddc0c 100644
--- a/dev-python/fontMath/fontMath-0.8.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/fontMath/fontMath-0.8.1.ebuild
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
 distutils_enable_tests pytest
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION="${PV%_*}"
+}