diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pickle.py b/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
index 4ec966d8351490..385b257164ef95 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ def test_multiprocessing_exceptions(self):
 
 
 def load_tests(loader, tests, pattern):
-    tests.addTest(doctest.DocTestSuite())
+    tests.addTest(doctest.DocTestSuite(pickle))
     return tests