diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tables/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tables/default.nix
index ea48303d9807..70f8eb740455 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tables/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tables/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "tables";
   version = "3.8.0";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hdf5
     lzo
   ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     blosc2
     py-cpuinfo