diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-geo-type/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-geo-type/default.nix
index 4dff787e4bf7..59343625e0d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-geo-type/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-geo-type/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "protobuf"
+  ];
+
   dependencies = [
     google-api-core
     google-auth