diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/pymeshlab/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/pymeshlab/default.nix
index b6e0619e1c23..ec6edb230aff 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/pymeshlab/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/pymeshlab/default.nix
@@ -45,10 +45,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     python3Packages.pybind11
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    python3Packages.pythonImportsCheckHook
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     meshlab
     python3Packages.numpy
-    python3Packages.pythonImportsCheckHook
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [