diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyrtlsdr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyrtlsdr/default.nix
index aab2312579a8..fdd89c28460b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyrtlsdr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyrtlsdr/default.nix
@@ -4,18 +4,24 @@
 , fetchpatch
 , rtl-sdr
 , setuptools
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyrtlsdr";
   version = "0.3.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-+z5YO6BzuGHo4LxeYvZvBzZekUf102SR3krWLyPkU2I=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     sed "s|driver_files =.*|driver_files = ['${rtl-sdr}/lib/librtlsdr.so']|" -i rtlsdr/librtlsdr.py