diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix
index 1e8113765f12..787a8c46374a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
     pytest-bdd
     pytest-xdist
-    pytestCheckHook
+    (pytestCheckHook.override { pytest = pytest_7; })
     toml
   ];