diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/yubihsm-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/yubihsm-shell/default.nix
index 77b6b86ffd6..650224dd03b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/yubihsm-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/yubihsm-shell/default.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DDISABLE_LTO=ON"
   ];
 
+  # causes redefinition of _FORTIFY_SOURCE
+  hardeningDisable = [ "fortify3" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "yubihsm-shell and libyubihsm";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Yubico/yubihsm-shell";