diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybigwig/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybigwig/default.nix
index 902ee4a50a4d..b82126e5862e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybigwig/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybigwig/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.3.23";
   format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "deeptools";