diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/monai/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/monai/default.nix
index 7c6ecf9b3ed6..df1f6d552a7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/monai/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/monai/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pythonOlder
+, pythonAtLeast
 , ninja
 , ignite
 , numpy
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "monai";
   version = "1.3.0";
   format = "setuptools";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+  # upper bound due to use of `distutils`; remove after next release:
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8" || pythonAtLeast "3.12";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Project-MONAI";