diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ai/airlift/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ai/airlift/package.nix
index a5bbbb7614d9..3904bfaf36e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ai/airlift/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ai/airlift/package.nix
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sed -i '/argparse/d' pyproject.toml
   '';
 
-   nativeBuildInputs = [
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "hiyapyco"
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     python3.pkgs.poetry-core
+    python3.pkgs.pythonRelaxDepsHook
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [