diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycparser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycparser/default.nix
index 89771e7df8f7..4aa2c104d8a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycparser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycparser/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, unittestCheckHook }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, unittestCheckHook, pythonOlder }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pycparser";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ unittestCheckHook ];
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   unittestFlagsArray = [ "-s" "tests" ];