diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3d378a43fd..b38e5ddef9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ setup(name=name,
     python_requires='>=3.7',
     install_requires=requires,
     extras_require={
-        'test': 'tests_require',
+        'test': tests_require,
         },
     dependency_links=dependency_links,
     zip_safe=False,