diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
index d1e541891ecc..93a52eccaedf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ in with passthru; stdenv.mkDerivation {
           sha256 = "1h18lnpx539h5lfxyk379dxwr8m2raigcjixkf133l4xy3f4bzi2";
         }
     )
-  ] ++ optionals (pythonOlder "3.12") [
+  ] ++ optionals (pythonAtLeast "3.7" && pythonOlder "3.12") [
     # LDSHARED now uses $CC instead of gcc. Fixes cross-compilation of extension modules.
     ./3.8/0001-On-all-posix-systems-not-just-Darwin-set-LDSHARED-if.patch
     # Use sysconfigdata to find headers. Fixes cross-compilation of extension modules.