diff --git a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
index 8593b65d79..b3ceb457d3 100644
--- a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
+++ b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ PTESTS_PROBLEMS_META_PYTHON ="\
     python3-fastjsonschema \
     python3-gpiod \
     python3-jsmin \
-    python3-msgpack \
     python3-ordered-set \
     python3-parse \
     python3-pillow \
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-msgpack/run-ptest b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-msgpack/run-ptest
index 5cec711696..8d2017d39c 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-msgpack/run-ptest
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-msgpack/run-ptest
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-pytest
+pytest --automake
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-msgpack_1.0.7.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-msgpack_1.0.7.bb
index e88532e73b..5180301f7b 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-msgpack_1.0.7.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-msgpack_1.0.7.bb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SRC_URI += " \
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
 	python3-pytest \
+	python3-unittest-automake-output \
 "
 
 do_install_ptest() {