diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/silc-client/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/silc-client/default.nix
index 133a15aebf8..156b138f290 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/silc-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/silc-client/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
 
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   configureFlags = "--with-ncurses=${ncurses}";
 
   preConfigure = stdenv.lib.optionalString enablePlugin ''