diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xattr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xattr/default.nix
index 5e1b2c30d188..9cc0ec2254c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xattr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xattr/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "1.0.0";
   format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;