diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix
index 604b09e4b03b..f85afa770210 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fonttools/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, isPy27
 , numpy
 , pytest
 , pytestrunner
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "fonttools";
   version = "4.2.2";
+  disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;