diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/acl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/acl/default.nix
index 1ac577e19cd..5b31ba3a1c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/acl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/acl/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ gettext ];
   buildInputs = [ attr ];
 
+  # causes failures in coreutils test suite
+  hardeningDisable = [ "fortify3" ];
+
   # Upstream use C++-style comments in C code. Remove them.
   # This comment breaks compilation if too strict gcc flags are used.
   patchPhase = ''