diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/badsecrets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/badsecrets/default.nix
index e0c169e58b0e..08972bff8e4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/badsecrets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/badsecrets/default.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     viewstate
   ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "viewstate" ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "badsecrets" ];
 
   meta = {