diff --git a/pkgs/tools/video/vncrec/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/video/vncrec/default.nix
index 4654d5902cb..a16dc169b98 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/video/vncrec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/video/vncrec/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1yp6r55fqpdhc8cgrgh9i0mzxmkls16pgf8vfcpng1axr7cigyhc";
   };
 
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   buildInputs = [
     libX11 xproto imake gccmakedep libXt libXmu libXaw
     libXext xextproto libSM libICE libXpm libXp