diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix
index 2a80f5d42ad..d041295ee9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ composableDerivation {
 
   dontStrip = 1;
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "fortify" ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "The most popular clone of the VI editor";
     homepage    = http://www.vim.org;