diff --git a/dev-python/pytest-benchmark/pytest-benchmark-3.4.1.ebuild b/dev-python/pytest-benchmark/pytest-benchmark-3.4.1.ebuild
index a3a72616f8..a37c92d0fd 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest-benchmark/pytest-benchmark-3.4.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytest-benchmark/pytest-benchmark-3.4.1.ebuild
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 EAPI=8
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..10} )
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="py.test fixture for benchmarking code"
 HOMEPAGE="
-	https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-benchmark
+	https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-benchmark/
 	https://github.com/ionelmc/pytest-benchmark
 "
 SRC_URI="https://github.com/ionelmc/${PN}/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.gh.tar.gz"
@@ -30,11 +31,34 @@ BDEPEND="test? (
 	dev-python/hunter[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/pygal[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/pygaljs[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-)"
+	dev-python/pytest-xdist[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+)" # tests include pytest-xdist integration
 
 EPYTEST_DESELECT=(
 	tests/test_cli.py::test_help
 	tests/test_cli.py::test_help_compare
+
+	# test failures with pytest7, see:
+	# https://github.com/ionelmc/pytest-benchmark/issues/214
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_groups
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_group_by_func
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_group_by_fullfunc
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_group_by_param_all
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_group_by_param_select
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_group_by_param_select_multiple
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_group_by_fullname
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_only_override_skip
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_fixtures_also_skipped
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_max_time_min_rounds
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_max_time
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_disable_gc
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_custom_timer
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_sort_by_mean
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_basic
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_skip
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_disable
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_mark_selection
+	tests/test_benchmark.py::test_only_benchmarks
 )
 
 distutils_enable_tests pytest