diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qasm2image/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qasm2image/default.nix
index 39c7b2055c1..8a49e8418fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qasm2image/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qasm2image/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , svgwrite
 , colorama
 , python
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1bnkzv7wrdvrq71dmsqanb3v2hcsxh5zaglfcxm2d9zzpmvb4a2n";
   };
 
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     cairocffi
     cairosvg