diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.4/default.nix
index 47c8c86a95d5..fe79e9bcd72b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.4/default.nix
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     inherit langC langCC langFortran langJava langAda;
   };
 
+  hardening_format = false;
+
   patches =
     [ ./pass-cxxcpp.patch