diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask-mongoengine/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask-mongoengine/default.nix
index 6a9598166c1c..efc6f64cea07 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask-mongoengine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask-mongoengine/default.nix
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@
 , mongoengine
 , six
 , email-validator
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "flask-mongoengine";
   version = "1.0.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "MongoEngine";