diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix
index 5d3dbd861aa..ef54bde3db5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rabbitmq-c hiredis
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux systemd;
 
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   configureFlags = [
     "--sysconfdir=/etc"
     "--localstatedir=/var"