diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qdrant-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qdrant-client/default.nix
index 20de8ca53130..f4ec594f2153 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qdrant-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qdrant-client/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "portalocker"
+  ];
+
   dependencies = [
     grpcio
     grpcio-tools