diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/orca/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/orca/default.nix
index e8843c1bd6f7..0a35484a80a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/orca/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/orca/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     pygobject3 pyatspi dbus-python pyxdg brltty speechd gst-python setproctitle
   ];
 
+  strictDeps = false;
+
   buildInputs = [
     python gtk3 at-spi2-atk at-spi2-core dbus gsettings-desktop-schemas
     gst_all_1.gstreamer gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base gst_all_1.gst-plugins-good