diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ldap/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ldap/default.nix
index 5bc9f3fecfcc..f2215fd33422 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ldap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ldap/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, pythonAtLeast
 , pythonOlder
 
 # build-system
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "3.4.4";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6" || pythonAtLeast "3.12"; # requires distutils
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "python-ldap";