diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/textdistance/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/textdistance/default.nix
index cc36960c952a..2c2d5ee23adf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/textdistance/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/textdistance/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "textdistance";
   version = "4.6.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;