diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c3a79e56c0..76a9a6ef21 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ project_urls =
 
 [tool:pytest]
 testpaths = tests
+norecursedirs = *.egg .* _darcs build CVS node_modules venv {arch}