diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/maxlib/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/maxlib/default.nix
index dc4d0375961..9968b5fe0ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/maxlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/maxlib/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ puredata ];
 
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   patchPhase = ''
     for i in ${puredata}/include/pd/*; do
       ln -s $i .