diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipdb/default.nix
index 8fd20290b0e..652ee6434b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipdb/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , ipython
 , isPyPy
+, isPy27
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ipdb";
   version = "0.13.4";
-  disabled = isPyPy;  # setupterm: could not find terminfo database
+  disabled = isPyPy || isPy27;  # setupterm: could not find terminfo database
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;