diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/moto/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/moto/default.nix
index 876b57dd01fa..500645b81e8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/moto/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/moto/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 , sure
 , werkzeug
 , xmltodict
+, isPy38
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "0rhbjvqi1khp80gfnl3x632kwlpq3k7m8f13nidznixdpa78vm4m";
   };
 
+  # 3.8 is not yet support
+  # https://github.com/spulec/moto/pull/2519
+  disabled = isPy38;
+
   # Backported fix from 1.3.14.dev for compatibility with botocore >= 1.9.198.
   patches = [
     (fetchpatch {