diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-asttokens/template b/srcpkgs/python3-asttokens/template
index 3f5eec09c28..8d1763cfda7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-asttokens/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-asttokens/template
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ version=2.0.5
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname#python3-}-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
+# needs a specific astroid version
+# https://github.com/gristlabs/asttokens/issues/79
+make_check_args="--deselect=tests/test_astroid.py"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools_scm"
 depends="python3-six"
 checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-astroid $depends"