diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/humanize/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/humanize/default.nix
index 10f1b8000688..418a8e203e4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/humanize/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/humanize/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, isPy27
 , mock
 , setuptools_scm
 }:
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "2.4.0";
   pname = "humanize";
+  disabled = isPy27; # setup.py no longer compatible
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;