diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
index 479188b365f2..81b3874cb2c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
   outputs = [ "out" "examples" ];
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
+
   buildPhase = ''
     make T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc config
     make T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc install