diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jira/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jira/default.nix
index 0d38e741962..03f1abd7abc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jira/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jira/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytest, pytestrunner, pbr, glibcLocales
-, pytestcov
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy3k
+, pytest, pytestrunner, pbr, glibcLocales , pytestcov
 , requests, requests_oauthlib, requests_toolbelt, defusedxml }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   LC_ALL = "en_US.utf8";
 
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
   # no tests in release tarball
   doCheck = false;