diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/junos-eznc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/junos-eznc/default.nix
index 71bd54d92a0a..17556c546d6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/junos-eznc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/junos-eznc/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "ncclient" ];
+
   dependencies = [
     jinja2
     lxml