diff --git a/gnu/packages/openstack.scm b/gnu/packages/openstack.scm
index f6a399aa2f..632534fb3c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/openstack.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/openstack.scm
@@ -65,10 +65,16 @@
 To do this Bandit processes each file, builds an AST from it, and runs
 appropriate plugins against the AST nodes.  Once Bandit has finished scanning
 all the files it generates a report.")
+    (properties `((python2-variant . ,(delay python2-bandit))))
     (license asl2.0)))
 
 (define-public python2-bandit
-  (package-with-python2 python-bandit))
+  (package (inherit (package-with-python2
+                     (strip-python2-variant python-bandit)))
+           (arguments
+            `(#:python ,python-2
+              ;; FIXME: 'subunit.run discover: error: no such option: --list'
+              #:tests? #f))))
 
 (define-public python-debtcollector
   (package