diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index da443e8479..c26e12b424 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
       next unless dep.to_formula.pinned?
       next if dep.satisfied?(inherited_options_for(dep))
       next if dep.build? && pour_bottle?
+      next if dep.test?
 
       pinned_unsatisfied_deps << dep
     end