diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/thrift/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/thrift/default.nix
index f33ba9cfa2f6..4052080fc351 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/thrift/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/thrift/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
+  distutils,
   fetchPypi,
-  pythonAtLeast,
   pythonOlder,
   setuptools,
   six,
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.20.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  # Still uses distutils
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7" || pythonAtLeast "3.12";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-TdZi6t9riuvopBcpUnvWmt9s6qKoaBy+9k0Sc7Po/ro=";
   };
 
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [
+    distutils
+    setuptools
+  ];
 
   dependencies = [ six ];