diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/packaging/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/packaging/default.nix
index 69457e2a5569..c7587cb5c5dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/packaging/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/packaging/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , pyparsing
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 , pretend
 , setuptools
 }:
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ let
     version = "21.3";
     format = "pyproject";
 
+    disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
     src = fetchPypi {
       inherit pname version;
       sha256 = "sha256-3UfEKSfYmrkR5gZRiQfMLTofOLvQJjhZcGQ/nFuOz+s=";