diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysendfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysendfile/default.nix
index af3c07cb851c..d59a99926435 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysendfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysendfile/default.nix
@@ -1,31 +1,40 @@
-{ stdenv
-, lib
+{ lib
+, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, python
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pysendfile";
   version = "2.0.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "05qf0m32isflln1zjgxlpw0wf469lj86vdwwqyizp1h94x5l22ji";
+    hash = "sha256-UQpBSycJhvujx5y3bZCkyRDHAb+0P/mDpdTpKEYFDhc=";
   };
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    # this test takes too long
-    sed -i 's/test_big_file/noop/' test/test_sendfile.py
-    ${python.executable} test/test_sendfile.py
-  '';
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  # Tests depend on asynchat and asyncore
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "sendfile"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
-    homepage = "https://github.com/giampaolo/pysendfile";
     description = "A Python interface to sendfile(2)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/giampaolo/pysendfile";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/giampaolo/pysendfile/blob/release-${version}/HISTORY.rst";
     license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
-
 }