diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chalice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chalice/default.nix
index e949afd1320a..a0b91b8a7ec7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chalice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chalice/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     six
   ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "pip" ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     hypothesis
     pytestCheckHook