diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-compat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-compat/default.nix
index 6f8f79c5fe2f..07d529339160 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-compat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-compat/default.nix
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   dependencies = [
+    ansible-core
     pyyaml
     subprocess-tee
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    ansible-core
+    ansible-core # ansible-config
     flaky
     pytest-mock
     pytest-instafail