diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index af9dd45d6e..b650b71f3b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -25423,6 +25423,7 @@ parentdir_prefix = dask-
     (propagated-inputs
      (list python-cloudpickle
            python-fsspec
+           python-importlib-metadata ;needed at runtime for dask/_compatibility.py
            python-numpy
            python-packaging
            python-pandas