diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/astropy-helpers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/astropy-helpers/default.nix
index 6588d88009dc..c803ac0449c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/astropy-helpers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/astropy-helpers/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
   isPy3k,
+  pythonAtLeast,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "4.0.1";
   format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = !isPy3k;
+  # ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'
+  disabled = !isPy3k || pythonAtLeast "3.12";
 
   doCheck = false; # tests requires sphinx-astropy