diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ba/backgroundremover/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ba/backgroundremover/package.nix
index e6303bb377b7..db442fb9c194 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ba/backgroundremover/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ba/backgroundremover/package.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ let
         --replace 'os.path.expanduser(os.path.join("~", ".u2net", model_name + ".pth"))' "os.path.join(\"$models\", model_name + \".pth\")"
     '';
 
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ p.setuptools p.wheel ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ p.setuptools p.wheel p.pythonRelaxDepsHook ];
+
+    pythonRelaxDeps = [ "torchvision" ];
 
     propagatedBuildInputs = [
       p.certifi