diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scrapy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scrapy/default.nix
index c97b5fc5598a..6a2821628b6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scrapy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scrapy/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-EaO1kQ3VSTwEW+r0kSKycOxHNTPwwCVjch1ZBrTU0qQ=";
   };
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "defusedxml"
+  ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     installShellFiles