diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/posix_ipc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/posix_ipc/default.nix
index 59f4b4b707f2..9506e4fca4fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/posix_ipc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/posix_ipc/default.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, isPy3k
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "posix_ipc";
-  version = "1.0.5";
+  version = "1.1.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "6cddb1ce2cf4aae383f2a0079c26c69bee257fe2720f372201ef047f8ceb8b97";
+    sha256 = "sha256-+GoVsys4Vzx44wXr2RANgZij2frMA/+v457cNYM3OOM=";
   };
 
+  pythonImportsCheckHook = [ "posix_ipc" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "POSIX IPC primitives (semaphores, shared memory and message queues)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/osvenskan/posix_ipc";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
-    homepage = "http://semanchuk.com/philip/posix_ipc/";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
-
 }