diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cccc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cccc/default.nix
index c672c7964e7..a4d88f5d2ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cccc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cccc/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/${name}/${version}/${name}-${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "1gsdzzisrk95kajs3gfxks3bjvfd9g680fin6a9pjrism2lyrcr7";
   };
+
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   patches = [ ./cccc.patch ];
+
   preConfigure = ''
     substituteInPlace install/install.mak --replace /usr/local/bin $out/bin
     substituteInPlace install/install.mak --replace MKDIR=mkdir "MKDIR=mkdir -p"