diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/default.nix
index 53a1e0651f3..a4c6b99b07f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 , flit
 , isPy3k
 , toml
+, pytestCheckHook
+, testpath
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "flit-core";
-  version = "2.3.0";
-  disabled = !isPy3k;
+  version = "3.2.0";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   inherit (flit) src patches;
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     toml
   ];
 
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    testpath
+  ];
+
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit flit;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
index 262c363e30d..0d1673123af 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ with self; with super; {
 
   feedparser = callPackage ../development/python-modules/feedparser/5.nix { };
 
+  flit-core = disabled super.flit-core;
+
   fontforge = disabled super.fontforge;
 
   gaia = disabledIf (isPyPy || isPy3k) (toPythonModule (pkgs.gaia.override {