diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-encryption-sdk-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-encryption-sdk-cli/package.nix
index fd486d0344d4..dce0c6a561c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-encryption-sdk-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-encryption-sdk-cli/package.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ localPython.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     hash = "sha256-gORrscY+Bgmz2FrKdSBd56jP0yuEklytMeA3wr8tTZU=";
   };
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "aws-encryption-sdk" ];
+
   build-system = with localPython.pkgs; [
     setuptools
   ];