diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/breathe/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/breathe/default.nix
index 6e86235cf23..d27a6537556 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/breathe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/breathe/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, fetchurl, buildPythonPackage, docutils, six, sphinx }:
+{ lib, fetchurl, buildPythonPackage, docutils, six, sphinx, isPy3k }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   name = "breathe-${version}";
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ docutils six sphinx ];
 
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = https://github.com/michaeljones/breathe;
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;