diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
index b1bf249149da..6acf3f10ff49 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   checkTarget = "test";
   doCheck = false; # fails with "testsuite/tests: No such file or directory.  Stop."
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
   # zsh and other shells are smart about `{ghc}` but bash isn't, and doesn't
   # treat that as a unary `{x,y,z,..}` repetition.
   postInstall = ''