diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/annoy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/annoy/default.nix
index 2a3175eaf890..9e9b16baf70e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/annoy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/annoy/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # build-system
+  setuptools,
+
+  # nativeBuildInputs
   h5py,
+
+  # tests
   numpy,
   pytestCheckHook,
-  pythonOlder,
-  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -14,8 +19,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "1.17.3";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
-
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "spotify";
     repo = "annoy";
@@ -48,11 +51,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "annoy" ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Approximate Nearest Neighbors in C++/Python optimized for memory usage and loading/saving to disk";
     homepage = "https://github.com/spotify/annoy";
     changelog = "https://github.com/spotify/annoy/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ timokau ];
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ timokau ];
+    badPlatforms = [
+      # Several tests fail with AssertionError
+      lib.systems.inspect.patterns.isDarwin
+    ];
   };
 }