diff --git a/pkgs/games/bsdgames/default.nix b/pkgs/games/bsdgames/default.nix
index 0709692552c..6e138511d03 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/bsdgames/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/bsdgames/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     })
   ];
 
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   preConfigure = ''
     cat > config.params << EOF
     bsd_games_cfg_man6dir=$out/share/man/man6