diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index 5eb4e1fac83a..2b597532b44d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 , shellHook ? ""
 , coreSetup ? false # Use only core packages to build Setup.hs.
 , useCpphs ? false
+, hardeningDisable ? []
 } @ args:
 
 assert editedCabalFile != null -> revision != null;
@@ -329,5 +330,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 // optionalAttrs (preFixup != "")       { inherit preFixup; }
 // optionalAttrs (postFixup != "")      { inherit postFixup; }
 // optionalAttrs (dontStrip)            { inherit dontStrip; }
+// optionalAttrs (hardeningDisable != []) { inherit hardeningDisable; }
 // optionalAttrs (stdenv.isLinux)       { LOCALE_ARCHIVE = "${glibcLocales}/lib/locale/locale-archive"; }
 )
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix
index e96200578de5..246a9f305dba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ rec {
   doHyperlinkSource = drv: overrideCabal drv (drv: { hyperlinkSource = true; });
   dontHyperlinkSource = drv: overrideCabal drv (drv: { hyperlinkSource = false; });
 
+  disableHardening = drv: flags: overrideCabal drv (drv: { hardeningDisable = flags; });
+
   sdistTarball = pkg: pkgs.lib.overrideDerivation pkg (drv: {
     name = "${drv.pname}-source-${drv.version}";
     buildPhase = "./Setup sdist";