diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
index eec0c6a83a28..10f622b37722 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   python,
   buildPythonPackage,
   setuptools,
+  numpy,
   numpy_2,
   llvmlite,
   libcxx,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [
     setuptools
+    numpy
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals cudaSupport [
@@ -88,12 +90,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     cudaPackages.cuda_nvcc
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    # Not propagating it, because it numba can work with either numpy_2 or numpy_1
-    numpy_2
-  ] ++ lib.optionals cudaSupport [ cudaPackages.cuda_cudart ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals cudaSupport [ cudaPackages.cuda_cudart ];
 
   dependencies = [
+    numpy
     llvmlite
     setuptools
   ] ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.9") [ importlib-metadata ];
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       doFullCheck = true;
       testsWithoutSandbox = false;
     };
+    numpy_2 = numba.override {
+      numpy = numpy_2;
+    };
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {