diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pylint.inc b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pylint.inc
index c55bce6f20..5398ca1a39 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pylint.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pylint.inc
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@ inherit pypi
 
 DEPENDS += "${PYTHON_PN}-pytest-runner-native"
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${PYTHON_PN}-astroid \
-                   ${PYTHON_PN}-isort \
-                   ${PYTHON_PN}-numbers \
-                   ${PYTHON_PN}-shell \
-                   ${PYTHON_PN}-json \
-                   ${PYTHON_PN}-pkgutil \
-                   ${PYTHON_PN}-difflib \
-                   ${PYTHON_PN}-netserver \
-                  "
-
 do_install_append(){
     rm ${D}${bindir}/pylint
     cat >> ${D}${bindir}/pylint <<EOF
@@ -30,3 +20,19 @@ EOF
     chmod 755 ${D}${bindir}/pylint
     sed -i -e 's:^#!/usr/bin/python:#!/usr/bin/env\ ${PYTHON_PN}:g' ${D}/${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/pylint/test/data/ascript
 }
+
+PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-tests"
+FILES_${PN}-tests+= " \
+    ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/pylint/test/ \
+    ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/pylint/testutils.py \
+"
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${PYTHON_PN}-astroid \
+                   ${PYTHON_PN}-isort \
+                   ${PYTHON_PN}-numbers \
+                   ${PYTHON_PN}-shell \
+                   ${PYTHON_PN}-json \
+                   ${PYTHON_PN}-pkgutil \
+                   ${PYTHON_PN}-difflib \
+                   ${PYTHON_PN}-netserver \
+                  "