diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/brotli-asgi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/brotli-asgi/default.nix
index 8bdd814cfe5e..3bb6041422ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/brotli-asgi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/brotli-asgi/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , starlette
 , brotli
 # check inputs
+, httpx
 , requests
 , mypy
 , brotlipy
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ buildPythonPackage {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "brotli_asgi" ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
+    httpx
     requests
     mypy
     brotlipy