diff --git a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
index 9cb6d2a..3c89c6a 100644
--- a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
+++ b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ mkDerivation {
 				mkdir $out/lib/python3.11/site-packages/$directory
 			done
 
-			for file in $( sh -c "cd $package/lib/python3.11/site-packages ; find -type f" ) ; do
+			for file in $( sh -c "cd $package/lib/python3.11/site-packages ; find -type f -not -path \*__pycache__\*" ) ; do
 				ln -s $package/lib/python3.11/site-packages/$file $out/lib/python3.11/site-packages/$file
 			done
 		done