diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/snitun/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/snitun/default.nix
index a2e9385d7249..b99cc3cf8e53 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/snitun/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/snitun/default.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pytest-aiohttp
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "snitun";
   version = "0.33.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "NabuCasa";