diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/taskw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/taskw/default.nix
index 9e4ad7c8bbcc..8e3e33cac1ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/taskw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/taskw/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
-  pythonAtLeast,
 
   # build-system
   setuptools,
 
   # native dependencies
   taskwarrior2,
+  distutils,
 
   # dependencies
   kitchen,
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "2.0.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  # ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
-  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.12";
-
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-EQm9+b3nqbMqUAejAsh4MD/2UYi2QiWsdKMomkxUi90=";
@@ -44,7 +41,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ taskwarrior2 ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    taskwarrior2
+    distutils
+  ];
 
   dependencies = [
     kitchen