diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvml/default.nix
index 7de3a041ef1e..5eca69d7e46e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvml/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     setuptools
   ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "nvidia-ml-py"
+  ];
+
   dependencies = [ nvidia-ml-py ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [