diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/arpack/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/arpack/default.nix
index 88336f21ed2..078bc446aee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/arpack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/arpack/default.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install_name_tool -change libblas.dylib ${blas}/lib/libblas.dylib $out/lib/libarpack.dylib
   '';
 
+  # disable stackprotector on aarch64-darwin for now
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/127608
+  hardeningDisable = lib.optionals (stdenv.isAarch64 && stdenv.isDarwin) [ "stackprotector" ];
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/opencollab/arpack-ng";
     description = ''