diff --git a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_abc.py b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_abc.py
index d59b663a43..66c8bf09cf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_abc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_abc.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 init = test_util.import_importlib('importlib')
 abc = test_util.import_importlib('importlib.abc')
 machinery = test_util.import_importlib('importlib.machinery')
+resources = test_util.import_importlib('importlib.resources')
 util = test_util.import_importlib('importlib.util')
 
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class SourceLoader(InheritanceTests):
 
 ##### Default return values ####################################################
 
-def make_abc_subclasses(base_class, name=None, inst=False, **kwargs):
+def make_abc_subclasses(base_class, name=None, inst=False, abc=abc, **kwargs):
     if name is None:
         name = base_class.__name__
     base = {kind: getattr(splitabc, name)
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ def contents(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 class ResourceReaderDefaultsTests(ABCTestHarness):
 
-    SPLIT = make_abc_subclasses(ResourceReader)
+    SPLIT = make_abc_subclasses(ResourceReader, abc=resources)
 
     def test_open_resource(self):
         with self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError):