diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cc4868ba8c666ac472845c108efa06bd1f497837..62920342df6e2e29d0772be0b2e7cc705f87a214 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/islpy.git
 
 # required by pytential, which is in turn needed for some tests
 git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/pymbolic.git
-git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/boxtree.git
-git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/sumpy.git
-git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/pytential.git
 
 # also depends on pymbolic, so should come after it
 git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/loopy.git
 
+# more pytential dependencies
+git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/boxtree.git
+git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/sumpy.git
+git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/pytential.git
+
 # requires pymetis for tests for partition_mesh
 git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/pymetis.git