diff --git a/common/build-style/python3-pep517.sh b/common/build-style/python3-pep517.sh
index f13046ea196..ffe52fccf3d 100644
--- a/common/build-style/python3-pep517.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/python3-pep517.sh
@@ -9,35 +9,27 @@ do_build() {
 }
 
 do_check() {
-	local testjobs
-	if python3 -c 'import pytest' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-		if python3 -c 'import xdist' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-			testjobs="-n $XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
-		fi
-
-		if [ -z "${make_install_target}" ]; then
-			local wheelbase="${pkgname#python3-}"
-			make_install_target="dist/${wheelbase//-/_}-${version}-*-*-*.whl"
-		fi
-
-		local testdir="${wrksrc}/tmp/$(date +%s)"
-		python3 -m installer --destdir "${testdir}" \
-			${make_install_args} ${make_install_target}
-
-		PATH="${testdir}/usr/bin:${PATH}" PYTHONPATH="${testdir}/${py3_sitelib}" \
-			${make_check_pre} pytest3 ${testjobs} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
-	else
-		msg_warn "Unable to determine tests for PEP517 Python templates\n"
+	if ! python3 -c 'import pytest' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		msg_warn "Testing of python3-pep517 templates requires pytest\n"
 		return 0
 	fi
+
+	local testjobs
+	if python3 -c 'import xdist' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		testjobs="-n $XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
+	fi
+
+	local testdir="${wrksrc}/tmp/$(date +%s)"
+	python3 -m installer --destdir "${testdir}" \
+		${make_install_args} ${make_install_target:-dist/*.whl}
+
+	PATH="${testdir}/usr/bin:${PATH}" PYTHONPATH="${testdir}/${py3_sitelib}" \
+		${make_check_pre} pytest3 ${testjobs} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
 }
 
 do_install() {
-	if [ -z "${make_install_target}" ]; then
-		# Default wheel name normalizes hyphens to underscores
-		local wheelbase="${pkgname#python3-}"
-		make_install_target="dist/${wheelbase//-/_}-${version}-*-*-*.whl"
-	fi
+	: ${make_install_args:=--no-compile-bytecode}
+	: ${make_install_target:="dist/*.whl"}
 
 	python3 -m installer --destdir ${DESTDIR} \
 		${make_install_args} ${make_install_target}