diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libtorrent-rasterbar-2_0_x/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libtorrent-rasterbar-2_0_x/package.nix
index c1789401d9af..9b959a454fe4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libtorrent-rasterbar-2_0_x/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libtorrent-rasterbar-2_0_x/package.nix
@@ -32,16 +32,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    python3
+  ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     boostPython
     openssl
     zlib
-    python3
     ncurses
   ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   patches = [
     # provide distutils alternative for python 3.12
     ./distutils.patch