diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yabar/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yabar/default.nix
index 2f4a7f0e06c..c199cf6c01b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yabar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yabar/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ cairo gdk_pixbuf libconfig pango pkgconfig xcbutilwm ];
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace ./Makefile --replace "\$(shell git describe)" "${version}"
   '';