diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/material-color-utilities/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/material-color-utilities/default.nix
index ed224b244f4b..8c92723e4a06 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/material-color-utilities/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/material-color-utilities/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pillow, regex }:
+{ stdenv, lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pythonRelaxDepsHook, pillow, regex }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "material-color-utilities-python";
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-PG8C585wWViFRHve83z3b9NijHyV+iGY2BdMJpyVH64=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pythonRelaxDepsHook
+  ];
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "Pillow"
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     pillow
     regex