diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/piep/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/piep/default.nix
index aacd9e314cb..c99f408db62 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/piep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/piep/default.nix
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , nose
 , pygments
+, isPy3k
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.9.2";
   pname = "piep";
+  disabled = isPy3k;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;