diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bwapy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bwapy/default.nix
index d52c2a9e2a92..600fd1467b9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bwapy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bwapy/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
+, pythonAtLeast
 , pythonOlder
 , fetchPypi
 , bwa
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "bwapy";
   version = "0.1.4";
   format = "setuptools";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  # uses the removed imp module
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6" || pythonAtLeast "3.12";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "bwapy" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/ACEnglish/acebinf";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ACEnglish/bwapy";
     description = "Python bindings to bwa mem aligner";
     license = licenses.mpl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ris ];