diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/celery-batches/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/celery-batches/default.nix
index 7a6893fc0749..e129dcf10248 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/celery-batches/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/celery-batches/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    # https://github.com/clokep/celery-batches/pull/100
+    "celery"
+  ];
+
   dependencies = [ celery ];
 
   # requires a running celery