diff --git a/dev-python/thriftrw/files/thriftrw-1.8.1-tool-pytest.patch b/dev-python/thriftrw/files/thriftrw-1.8.1-tool-pytest.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bb3774c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/thriftrw/files/thriftrw-1.8.1-tool-pytest.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/setup.cfg
++++ b/setup.cfg
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ create-wheel = yes
+ python-file-with-version = thriftrw/__init__.py
+ 
+-[pytest]
++[tool:pytest]
+ addopts = --tb short --benchmark-autosave --benchmark-save-data
+ 
+ [egg_info]
diff --git a/dev-python/thriftrw/thriftrw-1.8.1.ebuild b/dev-python/thriftrw/thriftrw-1.8.1.ebuild
index 7ae0e668c9..cfe3df642d 100644
--- a/dev-python/thriftrw/thriftrw-1.8.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/thriftrw/thriftrw-1.8.1.ebuild
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ DEPEND="
 	)
 "
 
-PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${P}-no-install-examples.patch" )
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-no-install-examples.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-tool-pytest.patch"
+)
 
 distutils_enable_tests pytest