diff --git a/python-setuptools.changes b/python-setuptools.changes
index 852ba76..016f427 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun 23 15:41:14 UTC 2020 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- use local source dir for pytest imports
+  gh#openSUSE/python-rpm-macros#48 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr  6 17:14:11 UTC 2020 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index f52f61c..d41f6eb 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ find ./ -type f -name \*.py -exec sed -i  \
 # the 4 skipped test rely on the bundled packages but they are
 # not available on virtualenv; this is expected behaviour
 export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+# tests need imports local source dir
+export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)
 %pytest -k 'not (test_clean_env_install or test_pip_upgrade_from_source or test_test_command_install_requirements or test_no_missing_dependencies)'
 %endif