diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/abjad/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/abjad/default.nix
index b0998b8c0693..a6af83806afe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/abjad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/abjad/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   roman,
   uqbar,
   pythonOlder,
+  pythonAtLeast,
   pytestCheckHook,
   lilypond,
   typing-extensions,
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "3.19";
   format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.10";
+  # see issue upstream indicating Python 3.12 support will come
+  # with version 3.20: https://github.com/Abjad/abjad/issues/1574
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.10" || pythonAtLeast "3.12";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;