diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cryptography/h-test.patch b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cryptography/h-test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f07c73803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cryptography/h-test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/tests/hypothesis/__init__.py
++++ b/tests/hypothesis/__init__.py
+@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
+ # for complete details.
+ 
+ from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
++
++import pytest
++hypothesis = pytest.importorskip("hypothesis")
++
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cryptography_2.8.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cryptography_2.8.bb
index c75dabb974..95e903b290 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cryptography_2.8.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cryptography_2.8.bb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "3cda1f0ed8747339bbdf71b9f38ca74c7b592f24f65cdb3ab3765e4b02
 
 SRC_URI += " \
     file://run-ptest \
+    file://h-test.patch \
 "
 
 inherit pypi setuptools3