diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-cloud-storage/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-cloud-storage/default.nix
index ba7573452940..42ffe46a97b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-cloud-storage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-cloud-storage/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 , protobuf
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, pythonRelaxDepsHook
 , requests
 , setuptools
 }:
@@ -28,9 +29,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pythonRelaxDepsHook
     setuptools
   ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "google-auth"
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     google-auth
     google-cloud-core