diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix
index eb0fd1838e1b..7d90f5aaf6ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   dependencies = extraPackages ++ [
+    aiohttp
     (cairocffi.override { withXcffib = true; })
+    cffi
     dbus-fast
     iwlib
     libcst
@@ -122,8 +124,6 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     wayland-protocols
-    cffi
-    aiohttp
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "libqtile" ];