diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3758c04f835d..294fe3f9e138 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1600,6 +1600,10 @@ let
     name = "configparser-${version}";
     version = "3.3.0r2";
 
+    # running install_egg_info
+    # error: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor: '<stdout>'
+    disabled = isPyPy;
+
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/c/configparser/${name}.tar.gz";
       sha256 = "6a2318590dfc4013fc5bf53c2bec14a8cb455a232295eb282a13f94786c4b0b2";