diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-applehelp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-applehelp/default.nix
index f90ed55ee342..95aa0c5fdeb8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-applehelp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-applehelp/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, isPy27
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "sphinxcontrib-applehelp";
   version = "1.0.2";
+  disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;