diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmart/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmart/default.nix
index 35773b483975..5c576e4895ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmart/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmart/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 , smartmontools
 , humanfriendly
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pysmart";
   version = "1.2.1";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "truenas";