diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/geoip2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/geoip2/default.nix
index b90d1c34edb5..d6dd6a5e6f2a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/geoip2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/geoip2/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "geoip2" ];
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "GeoIP2 webservice client and database reader";
     homepage = "https://github.com/maxmind/GeoIP2-python";