diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy-transformers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy-transformers/default.nix
index 5a9e86f4951c..e0cf684f4cf5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy-transformers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy-transformers/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , callPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , buildPythonPackage
+, pythonRelaxDepsHook
 , torch
 , pythonOlder
 , spacy
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-Up9ZlLlAM0CDXEYDI95KsLzA0TBz/uZFqEgZLmNIABA=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pythonRelaxDepsHook
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     torch
     spacy
@@ -30,6 +35,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     transformers
   ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "transformers"
+  ];
+
   # Test fails due to missing arguments for trfs2arrays().
   doCheck = false;