diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_scipy.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_scipy.py
index fb51f25d79..608a3f6e87 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_scipy.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_scipy.py
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonPackageBase
 
 class TestPythonPy3SciPy(TestPythonPackageBase):
     __test__ = True
-    config = TestPythonPackageBase.config + \
+    # Need to use a different toolchain than the default due to
+    # missing Fortran support (required by python-scipy) in Bootlin
+    # stable toolchains 2024.05
+    config = \
         """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN_ARMV5_EABI_GLIBC_BLEEDING_EDGE=y
         BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
         BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SCIPY=y
         BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y