diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/html-sanitizer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/html-sanitizer/default.nix
index fe84a012e734..8c747d8a7588 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/html-sanitizer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/html-sanitizer/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 , lxml
 , beautifulsoup4
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "html-sanitizer";
   version = "1.9.3";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "matthiask";