diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix
index 7d23ae5bbbd..064e68cae9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ let
     LUA_CPATH="${lpeg}/lib/lua/${lua.luaversion}/?.so;${luabitop}/lib/lua/5.2/?.so";
     LUA_PATH="${luaMessagePack}/share/lua/5.1/?.lua";
 
+    # triggers on buffer overflow bug while running tests
+    hardeningDisable = [ "fortify" ];
+
     preConfigure = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
       export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=${jemalloc}/lib
       substituteInPlace src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt --replace "    util" ""