diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chameleon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chameleon/default.nix
index ec6ab88447a5e..3c97002f5dcd1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chameleon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chameleon/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , setuptools
+, importlib-metadata
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -21,6 +23,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     setuptools
   ];
 
+  dependencies = lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.10") [
+    importlib-metadata
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];