diff --git a/recipe/patch_yaml/ngmix.yaml b/recipe/patch_yaml/ngmix.yaml
index 468e4427a..757ee94a3 100644
--- a/recipe/patch_yaml/ngmix.yaml
+++ b/recipe/patch_yaml/ngmix.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #     record["depends"] = deps
 if:
   name: ngmix
+  has_depends: numba?( *)
   not_has_depends: numba *!=0.54.0*
 then:
   - add_depends: numba !=0.54.0