diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pickle.py b/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
index 32fb3590ec6afe..e232fad1b4d005 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ def test_multiprocessing_exceptions(self):
 
 
 def load_tests(loader, tests, pattern):
-    tests.addTest(doctest.DocTestSuite())
+    tests.addTest(doctest.DocTestSuite(pickle))
     return tests