diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports-zoneinfo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports-zoneinfo/default.nix
index 0b4703e26516..d2b6d06c4cdb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports-zoneinfo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports-zoneinfo/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub
+, pythonAtLeast
 , pythonOlder
 , python
 , substituteAll
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "backports-zoneinfo";
   version = "0.2.1";
 
+  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.9";
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "pganssle";
     repo = "zoneinfo";