diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/xfig/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/xfig/default.nix
index 9e53fe3efe2c..4f8f3ac16f4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/xfig/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/xfig/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ imake makeWrapper ];
 
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${libXpm}/include/X11";
 
   patches =