diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastapi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastapi/default.nix
index 553f313bd0b6..428cf9f8d91d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastapi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastapi/default.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     python-jose
     trio
     sqlalchemy
-  ] ++ passthru.optional-dependencies.all;
+  ] ++ passthru.optional-dependencies.all
+  ++ python-jose.optional-dependencies.cryptography;
 
   pytestFlagsArray = [
     # ignoring deprecation warnings to avoid test failure from