diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygnmi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygnmi/default.nix
index 831ed9993b09..a5218555b36b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygnmi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygnmi/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , grpcio
 , protobuf
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.8.13";
   format = "setuptools";
 
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "akarneliuk";
     repo = "pygnmi";