diff --git a/testing/yamkix/APKBUILD b/testing/yamkix/APKBUILD
index 1a3a02822a1..1adb34ede09 100644
--- a/testing/yamkix/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/yamkix/APKBUILD
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ makedepends="py3-setuptools"
 checkdepends="py3-pytest py3-pytest-runner"
 source="$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/looztra/yamkix/archive/v$pkgver.tar.gz"
 
+[ "$CARCH" = "riscv64" ] && makedepends="$makedepends $checkdepends"
+
 build() {
 	python3 setup.py build
 }