diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/py/pyprland/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/py/pyprland/package.nix
index 258c35361986..e5da7fbc37ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/py/pyprland/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/py/pyprland/package.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [ poetry-core ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [ aiofiles ];
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "aiofiles"
+  ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     # file has shebang but cant be run due to a relative import, has proper entrypoint in /bin