diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/llama-index-embeddings-ollama/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/llama-index-embeddings-ollama/default.nix
index 7f3b749366e9..4fadcd0e8beb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/llama-index-embeddings-ollama/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/llama-index-embeddings-ollama/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-6+czVEcPi2Bh1flhse5QcW1Uly7ylfslPj68OT1bNss=";
   };
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "ollama" ];
+
   build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
   dependencies = [