diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/5.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/5.nix
index c220f24046fc..55d31f7adf52 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/5.nix
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ let
           requests
           websocket_client
           ipaddress
-          backports_ssl_match_hostname
           docker_pycreds
           uptime
-        ];
+        ] ++ lib.optionals (self.pythonOlder "3.7") [ backports_ssl_match_hostname ];
 
         # due to flake8
         doCheck = false;