diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyasynchat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyasynchat/default.nix
index b8f7cd764133..dd5a1df8f3ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyasynchat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyasynchat/default.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "asynchat"
   ];
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Make asynchat available for Python 3.12 onwards";
     homepage = "https://github.com/simonrob/pyasynchat";