diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cement/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cement/default.nix
index 8947ff436fa3..16b74913b7b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cement/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cement/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy3k }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "cement";
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # 127.0.0.1:11211.
   doCheck = false;
 
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://builtoncement.com/;
     description = "A CLI Application Framework for Python.";