diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rebulk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rebulk/default.nix
index f0162657f7b8..4d2023ce2b44 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rebulk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rebulk/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytest, pytest-runner, six, regex}:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytest, pytest-runner, six, regex, pythonOlder }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rebulk";
   version = "3.2.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;