diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distributed/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/distributed/default.nix
index 074a450a39e4..c5be90d0af98 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distributed/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/distributed/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 , packaging
 , psutil
 , pythonOlder
+, pythonRelaxDepsHook
 , pyyaml
 , setuptools
 , setuptools-scm
@@ -43,11 +44,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pythonRelaxDepsHook
     setuptools
     setuptools-scm
     versioneer
   ] ++ versioneer.optional-dependencies.toml;
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "dask"
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     click
     cloudpickle