diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/nvidia-texture-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/nvidia-texture-tools/default.nix
index 754ab4233e5..cd8268faa65 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/nvidia-texture-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/nvidia-texture-tools/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ cmake libpng ilmbase libtiff zlib libjpeg mesa libX11 ];
 
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   patchPhase = ''
     # Fix build due to missing dependnecies.
     echo 'target_link_libraries(bc7 nvmath)' >> src/nvtt/bc7/CMakeLists.txt