diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/github3_py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/github3_py/default.nix
index 08786916bd99..a5c930ba9eb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/github3_py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/github3_py/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     uritemplate
     python-dateutil
     pyjwt
-  ];
+  ]
+  ++ pyjwt.optional-dependencies.crypto;
 
   checkInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook