diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/sc-im/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/sc-im/default.nix
index d4509411dcfee..e0539a63b6d86 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/sc-im/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/sc-im/default.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = [ "prefix=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
+  # https://github.com/andmarti1424/sc-im/issues/884
+  hardeningDisable = [ "fortify" ];
+
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang "-Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration";
 
   postInstall = ''