diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/mi2ly/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/mi2ly/default.nix
index 1d736b06938..67ac74f5f5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/mi2ly/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/mi2ly/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   sourceRoot=".";
 
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   buildPhase = "./cc";
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p "$out"/{bin,share/doc/mi2ly}