diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix
index 0ee9c7fe9ce4..5c70d43df439 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , django
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "2.0.0";
   format = "setuptools";
 
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-o1qfD0N3XKb5DYGdxFYjPve8x2tHN31dkIt1x+syBiQ=";