diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/celery/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/celery/default.nix
index 7e4aaf4dd24..498729bb132 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/celery/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/celery/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, fetchpatch, iana-etc, libredirect,
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy37, fetchpatch, iana-etc, libredirect,
   pytest, case, kombu, billiard, pytz, anyjson, amqp, eventlet
 }:
 
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "0y66rz7z8dfcgs3s0qxmdddlaq57bzbgxgfz896nbp14grkv9nkp";
   };
 
+  # See https://github.com/celery/celery/issues/4500
+  # TODO: Remove once upgraded to 4.3
+  disabled = isPy37;
+
   patches = [
     # Skip test_RedisBackend.test_timeouts_in_url_coerced
     # See https://github.com/celery/celery/pull/4847