diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-pathlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-pathlib/default.nix
index 20b3568edcb9..a12bb7dfac20 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-pathlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-pathlib/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , setuptools
 , setuptools-scm
 , fsspec
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.1.2";
   format = "pyproject";
 
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "universal_pathlib";
     inherit version;