diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywal/default.nix
index 00691e65225c..7f908c943aef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywal/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-{ lib, python3Packages, imagemagick, feh }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, imagemagick, feh, isPy3k }:
 
-python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pywal";
   version = "3.2.1";
 
-  src = python3Packages.fetchPypi {
+  src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "1pj30h19ijwhmbm941yzbkgr19q06dhp9492h9nrqw1wfjfdbdic";
   };
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     ./feh.patch
   ];
 
+  # Invalid syntax
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace pywal/backends/wal.py --subst-var-by convert "${imagemagick}/bin/convert"
     substituteInPlace pywal/wallpaper.py --subst-var-by feh "${feh}/bin/feh"