diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/apron/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/apron/default.nix
index 9a072482d328..bfef3d5b6c66 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/apron/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/apron/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ gmp mpfr ppl camlidl ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ mlgmpidl ];
 
-  strictDeps = true;
+  strictDeps = false;
 
   outputs = [ "out" "bin" "dev" ];