diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py b/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py
index e93787c809b7..563a9fc0fb66 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 def pytest_configure(config):
     # config is initialized here rather than in pytest.ini so that `pytest
     # --pyargs matplotlib` (which would not find pytest.ini) works.  The only
-    # entries in pytest.ini set minversion (which is checked earlier) and
-    # testpaths/python_files, as they are required to properly find the tests.
+    # entries in pytest.ini set minversion (which is checked earlier),
+    # testpaths/python_files, as they are required to properly find the tests
     for key, value in [
         ("markers", "flaky: (Provided by pytest-rerunfailures.)"),
         ("markers", "timeout: (Provided by pytest-timeout.)"),
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index e3fbd46ffff9..905d3a5e5a52 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ minversion = 3.6
 
 testpaths = lib
 python_files = test_*.py
+junit_family = xunit2