diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelgladeextractor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelgladeextractor/default.nix
index 7b73396155c7..0df03754127b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelgladeextractor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelgladeextractor/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "babelgladeextractor";
   version = "0.7.0";
+  disabled = (!isPy3k); # uses python3 specific file io in setup.py
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "BabelGladeExtractor";