diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/affinity/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/affinity/default.nix
index f2cb2ef6445e..4eaaf56b441f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/affinity/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/affinity/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy3k }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "affinity";
   version = "0.1.0";
+
+  # syntax error
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "1i6j7kszvnzh5vh9k48cqwx2kzf73a6abgv9s6bf0j2zmfjl2wb6";
   };
+
   meta = {
     description = "control processor affinity on windows and linux";
     homepage    = http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/affinity;