diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
index 98f6511f3917..14d36ef53157 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ ncurses readline ];
   configureFlags = "--with-ui --with-readline";
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://hunspell.sourceforge.net;
     description = "Spell checker";