diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/bochs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/bochs/default.nix
index b876403d632..f5740dda4e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/bochs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/bochs/default.nix
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-I${gtk}/include/gtk-2.0/ -I${libtool}/include/";
   NIX_LDFLAGS="-L${libtool}/lib";
-	
+
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "An open-source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator";
     longDescription = ''