diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ctypes.py b/Lib/test/test_ctypes.py
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+++ b/Lib/test/test_ctypes.py
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+import unittest
+from test.support.import_helper import import_module
+
+
+ctypes_test = import_module('ctypes.test')
+
+load_tests = ctypes_test.load_tests
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()