diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/generic.nix
index 3488b63b1cf2..8e9a3ff8782a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/generic.nix
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     tests = {
       pythonProtobuf = python3.pkgs.protobuf;
       inherit grpc;
+      inherit (python3.pkgs) celery;
+
       version = testers.testVersion { package = protobuf; };
     };