diff --git a/pkgs/servers/openafs-client/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/openafs-client/default.nix
index 5d8e255f47f..1ff9b79e383 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/openafs-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/openafs-client/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ autoconf automake flex yacc ncurses perl which ];
 
+  hardening_pic = false;
+
   preConfigure = ''
     ln -s "${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/"*/build $TMP/linux