diff --git a/bitbake/README b/bitbake/README
index bdb1e81dc1..78610e65f1 100644
--- a/bitbake/README
+++ b/bitbake/README
@@ -53,3 +53,8 @@ testsuite as follows:
 
     export PATH=$(pwd)/bin:$PATH
     bin/bitbake-selftest
+
+The testsuite can alternatively be executed using pytest, e.g. obtained from PyPI (in this
+case, the PATH is configured automatically):
+
+    pytest