diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nosexcover/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nosexcover/default.nix
index 21d11f0d6d90..19d34904739b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nosexcover/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nosexcover/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, pythonAtLeast
 , coverage
 , nose
 }:
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "1.0.11";
   format = "setuptools";
 
+  # requires the imp module
+  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.12";
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "298c3c655da587f6cab8a666e9f4b150320032431062dea91353988d45c8b883";