diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/js2py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/js2py/default.nix
index e0769f4ffa19..3630c0b38eaf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/js2py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/js2py/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 { lib
 , fetchPypi
 , buildPythonPackage
+, pythonAtLeast
+, setuptools
 , tzlocal
 , six
 , pyjsparser
@@ -9,7 +11,11 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "js2py";
   version = "0.74";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  # broken with Python 3.12
+  # https://github.com/PiotrDabkowski/Js2Py/issues/317
+  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.12";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "Js2Py";
@@ -17,6 +23,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-OfOmqoRpGA77o8hncnHfJ8MTMv0bRx3xryr1i4e4ly8=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     pyjsparser
     six