diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-markdown-math/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-markdown-math/default.nix
index ea08d7f902c4..6f18a47e13c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-markdown-math/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-markdown-math/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , markdown
+, isPy27
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "python-markdown-math";
   version = "0.7";
+  disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;