diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wptserve/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wptserve/default.nix
index 44f3480aec67..d468955e27da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wptserve/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wptserve/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, isPy3k
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "1.4.0";
   name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "0rkq4dpl41hx64m3ad0bwn0r5i7sf8qpgazgkq905j3wgk5aaspg";