diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdiplus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdiplus/default.nix
index d3a21ee7fa29..79f49c629b86 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdiplus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdiplus/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patchFlags = "-p0";
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
   buildInputs =
     [ pkgconfig glib cairo fontconfig libtiff giflib
       libjpeg libpng libXrender libexif