diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cf/cfclient/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cf/cfclient/package.nix
index d744757fe5d5..6443e83082d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cf/cfclient/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cf/cfclient/package.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pythonRelaxDeps = [
     "numpy"
     "pyqt6"
+    "pyzmq"
     "vispy"
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cflib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cflib/default.nix
index a76c9568643d..b5a8ec105851 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cflib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cflib/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     setuptools-scm
   ];
 
-  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "numpy" ];
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "numpy"
+    "packaging"
+  ];
 
   dependencies = [
     libusb-package