diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lmdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lmdb/default.nix
index 76cd2acd743..3dc2fec4b74 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lmdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lmdb/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, pytest
+, pytestCheckHook
 , cffi
+, lmdb
+, ludios_wpull
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -14,10 +16,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "4136ffdf0aad61da86d1402808029d002a771b2a9ccc9b39c6bcafa7847c21b6";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest cffi ];
-  checkPhase = ''
-    py.test
-  '';
+  buildInputs = [ lmdb ];
+
+  propogatedBuildInputs = [ ludios_wpull ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ cffi pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  LMDB_FORCE_SYSTEM=1;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Universal Python binding for the LMDB 'Lightning' Database";
@@ -25,5 +30,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     license = licenses.openldap;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ copumpkin ivan ];
   };
-
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d79240a46aa..71fc72bbd5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3634,7 +3634,9 @@ in {
     llvm = pkgs.llvm_9;
   }; # llvmlite always requires a specific version of llvm.
 
-  lmdb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lmdb { };
+  lmdb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lmdb {
+    inherit (pkgs) lmdb;
+  };
 
   lml = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lml { };