diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libevdevc/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libevdevc/default.nix
index 4998ee3e6b57..5e6b7cd47815 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libevdevc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libevdevc/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)" "LIBDIR=/lib" ];
 
+  # causes redefinition of _FORTIFY_SOURCE
+  hardeningDisable = [ "fortify3" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "ChromiumOS libevdev. Renamed to avoid conflicts with the standard libevdev found in Linux distros";
     license = licenses.bsd3;