diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index e585f296e87..e40994a078e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   inherit patches;
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isMusl "pie";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "lib" "man" "info" ];
   setOutputFlags = false;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index 9dae061ecbb..bd5257b94a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   inherit patches;
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isMusl "pie";
 
   outputs = if langJava || langGo then ["out" "man" "info"]
     else [ "out" "lib" "man" "info" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
index fbc192752c7..85b3d96e136 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   libc_dev = stdenv.cc.libc_dev;
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isMusl "pie";
 
   # This should kill all the stdinc frameworks that gcc and friends like to
   # insert into default search paths.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index 793752dee19..98e24900b01 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   libc_dev = stdenv.cc.libc_dev;
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isMusl "pie";
 
   # This should kill all the stdinc frameworks that gcc and friends like to
   # insert into default search paths.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
index c75a6c6e68f..064d9eb6bc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   libc_dev = stdenv.cc.libc_dev;
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isMusl "pie";
 
   # This should kill all the stdinc frameworks that gcc and friends like to
   # insert into default search paths.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
index bcac577712a..c6fea70cfbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   libc_dev = stdenv.cc.libc_dev;
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isMusl "pie";
 
   # This should kill all the stdinc frameworks that gcc and friends like to
   # insert into default search paths.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index 3205366f80e..54f9b5e4031 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     then "-Wno-string-plus-int -Wno-deprecated-declarations"
     else "-static-libgcc";
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isMusl "pie";
 
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always targetPrefix.
   configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (stdenv.targetPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) "target";