diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyowm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyowm/default.nix
index c43107599d29..d95cda12d600 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyowm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyowm/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , pythonOlder
 , requests
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonRelaxDepsHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-cSOhm3aDksLBChZzgw1gjUjLQkElR2/xGFMOb9K9RME=";
   };
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "geojson"
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pythonRelaxDepsHook
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     geojson
     pysocks