diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygmt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygmt/default.nix
index fb910a9a6472..63ed4eb038c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygmt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygmt/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.9.0";
   format = "pyproject";
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "GenericMappingTools";