diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spsdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spsdk/default.nix
index 1a02ecdc6588..b8598f3a8846 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spsdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spsdk/default.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     deepmerge
     fastjsonschema
     hexdump
+    importlib-metadata
     jinja2
     libusbsio
     oscrypto
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    importlib-metadata
     pyftdi
     pytestCheckHook
     voluptuous