diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/beta.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/beta.nix
index d3111a4f75a..6fd5fb6c0b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/beta.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/beta.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   kernel = if libsOnly then null else kernel.dev;
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" "format" ];
+
   dontStrip = true;
 
   glPath      = makeLibraryPath [xorg.libXext xorg.libX11 xorg.libXrandr];
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix
index 139185e7f03..f561c0addc8 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   kernel = if libsOnly then null else kernel.dev;
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" "format" ];
+
   dontStrip = true;
 
   glPath      = makeLibraryPath [xorg.libXext xorg.libX11 xorg.libXrandr];
@@ -57,8 +59,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ perl nukeReferences ];
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" "format" ];
-
   disallowedReferences = if libsOnly then [] else [ kernel.dev ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib.meta; {
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy173.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy173.nix
index 91813d67e1c..27c963f4bd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy173.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy173.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   kernel = kernel.dev;
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" "format" ];
+
   inherit versionNumber;
 
   dontStrip = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy304.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy304.nix
index 5cf3583e873..65cf42333e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy304.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy304.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   kernel = if libsOnly then null else kernel.dev;
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" "format" ];
+
   dontStrip = true;
 
   glPath = stdenv.lib.makeLibraryPath [xorg.libXext xorg.libX11 xorg.libXrandr];
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy340.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy340.nix
index fa9d6442e42..0682954d558 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy340.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy340.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   kernel = if libsOnly then null else kernel.dev;
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" "format" ];
+
   dontStrip = true;
 
   glPath      = makeLibraryPath [xorg.libXext xorg.libX11 xorg.libXrandr];