diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/whois/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/whois/default.nix
index 5dd638bbebff..b2875819646c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/whois/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/whois/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , inetutils
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "whois";
   version = "0.9.14";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "DannyCork";
@@ -15,12 +19,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1df4r2pr356y1c2ys6pzdl93fmx9ci4y75xphc95xn27zvqbpvix";
   };
 
-  # whois is needed
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ inetutils ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    # whois is needed
+    inetutils
+  ];
 
   # tests require network access
   doCheck = false;
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "whois" ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "whois"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python module/library for retrieving WHOIS information";