diff --git a/tests/test_doctestplus.py b/tests/test_doctestplus.py
index fbe793c..406997e 100644
--- a/tests/test_doctestplus.py
+++ b/tests/test_doctestplus.py
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 
 try:
     import pytest_asyncio  # noqa: F401
-    has_pytest_asyncio = True
+    if Version(pytest_asyncio.__version__) < Version('1.0'):
+        main_pytest_asyncio_xfails = True
+    else:
+        main_pytest_asyncio_xfails = False
 except ImportError:
-    has_pytest_asyncio = False
-
+    main_pytest_asyncio_xfails = False
 
 
 pytest_plugins = ['pytester']
@@ -1189,7 +1191,7 @@ class MyClass:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.xfail(
-        has_pytest_asyncio,
+        main_pytest_asyncio_xfails,
         reason='pytest_asyncio monkey-patches .collect()')
 def test_main(testdir):
     pkg = testdir.mkdir('pkg')