diff --git a/.github/workflows/illumos.yml b/.github/workflows/illumos.yml
index 75f870785..994990ec1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/illumos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/illumos.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           # TODO: replace python-MN with version-agnostic alias
           # release: "r151048"
           prepare: |
-            pkg install pip-312 python-312 sqlite-3 nginx gcc14 git
+            pkg install pip-312 python-312 sqlite-3 nginx gcc14
           usesh: true
           copyback: false
           run: |
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
             && openssl version \
             && pkg info nginx \
             && gcc -dM -E - </dev/null \
-            && ac_cv_header_sys_inotify_h=no ac_cv_func_inotify_init=no python3 -m pip install git+https://github.com/gevent/gevent.git@676d86a3ae799118d79ddc225e9286c6a75755a4 \
+            && ac_cv_header_sys_inotify_h=no ac_cv_func_inotify_init=no python3 -m pip install 'gevent!=24.10.1,!=24.10.2,!=24.10.3,!=24.11.1' \
             && mkdir -p /tmp/.nginx \
             && python3 -m pip install tox \
             && python3 -m tox --version \
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eaca1eac0..d06988cd8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ tornado = ["tornado>=0.2"]
 gthread = []
 setproctitle = ["setproctitle"]
 testing = [
+    "gevent!=24.10.1,!=24.10.2,!=24.10.3,!=24.11.1;sys_platform=='sunos5'",
     "gevent",
     "eventlet",
     "coverage",
diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
index de9f36801..dc4f3d1b8 100644
--- a/requirements_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-git+https://github.com/gevent/gevent.git@676d86a3ae799118d79ddc225e9286c6a75755a4
+gevent!=24.10.1,!=24.10.2,!=24.10.3,!=24.11.1;sys_platform=='sunos5'
+gevent
 eventlet
 coverage
 pytest>=7.2.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7b1e0b0fc..9bf99e1be 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,11 +10,8 @@ envlist =
 [testenv]
 package = editable
 commands = pytest --cov=gunicorn {posargs}
-setenv =
-  ac_cv_header_sys_inotify_h=no
-  ac_cv_func_inotify_init=no
 deps =
-  --pre -rrequirements_test.txt
+  -rrequirements_test.txt
 
 [testenv:run-entrypoint]
 package = wheel