diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/duckdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/duckdb/default.nix
index 7bf204133f7f..52d2da21b486 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/duckdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/duckdb/default.nix
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preCheck = ''
     export HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
-    # duckdb directory prevents loading the python module
-    mv duckdb duckdb.pk
   '';
 
+  setupPyBuildFlags = [
+    "--inplace"
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "duckdb"
   ];