diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rdflib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rdflib/default.nix
index 208f3ae1278b1..dc5ddf9cdfdb7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rdflib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rdflib/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 , html5lib
 
 # tests
+, pip
 , pytest-cov
 , pytestCheckHook
 }:
@@ -53,7 +54,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     ];
   };
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pip
     pytest-cov
     pytestCheckHook
   ]