diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkinsapi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkinsapi/default.nix
index 912c21cc8fb..39ad443f189 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkinsapi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkinsapi/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
+, pythonAtLeast
 , fetchPypi
 , mock
 , pytest
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "jenkinsapi";
   version = "0.3.11";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;