diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/tinycc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/tinycc/default.nix
index f1a52f5de91..96844b2b1f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/tinycc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/tinycc/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl texinfo ];
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "fortify" ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace "texi2pod.pl" \
       --replace "/usr/bin/perl" "${perl}/bin/perl"