diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/autograd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/autograd/default.nix
index 45e45300128e..26f636e85bf0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/autograd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/autograd/default.nix
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , numpy
 , future
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "autograd";
   version = "1.6.2";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;