diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontmake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontmake/default.nix
index ad3cda6872a9..eb8d3978bc9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontmake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontmake/default.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch2,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  cattrs,
   fontmath,
   fonttools,
   glyphslib,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   ufolib2,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "fontmake";
   version = "3.12.1";
   pyproject = true;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "googlefonts";
     repo = "fontmake";
-    tag = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-dgforezrilmD2d6MFY3Z5X/82yPRfSW/I/OxXcZ+xJw=";
   };
 
@@ -46,20 +46,26 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   optional-dependencies = {
     pathops = [ skia-pathops ];
+    lxml = [ ];
+    mutatormath = [ ];
     autohint = [ ttfautohint-py ];
     json = ufolib2.optional-dependencies.json;
     repacker = fonttools.optional-dependencies.repacker;
   };
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ] ++ optional-dependencies.autohint;
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    cattrs
+  ]
+  ++ finalAttrs.passthru.optional-dependencies.autohint;
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "fontmake" ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Compiles fonts from various sources (.glyphs, .ufo, designspace) into binaries formats (.otf, .ttf)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/googlefonts/fontmake";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/googlefonts/fontmake/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/googlefonts/fontmake/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jopejoe1 ];
   };
-}
+})