diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index 517cfc03aea5..0e37fb662554 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -178,21 +178,29 @@ let
                                   ++ buildInputs ++ propagatedBuildInputs
                                   ++ depsTargetTarget ++ depsTargetTargetPropagated) == 0;
   dontAddHostSuffix = attrs ? outputHash && !noNonNativeDeps || !stdenv.hasCC;
-  supportedHardeningFlags = [ "fortify" "stackprotector" "pie" "pic" "strictoverflow" "format" "relro" "bindnow" ];
+
+  hardeningDisable' = if lib.any (x: x == "fortify") hardeningDisable
+    # disabling fortify implies fortify3 should also be disabled
+    then lib.unique (hardeningDisable ++ [ "fortify3" ])
+    else hardeningDisable;
+  supportedHardeningFlags = [ "fortify" "fortify3" "stackprotector" "pie" "pic" "strictoverflow" "format" "relro" "bindnow" ];
   # Musl-based platforms will keep "pie", other platforms will not.
   # If you change this, make sure to update section `{#sec-hardening-in-nixpkgs}`
   # in the nixpkgs manual to inform users about the defaults.
-  defaultHardeningFlags = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl &&
-                            # Except when:
-                            #    - static aarch64, where compilation works, but produces segfaulting dynamically linked binaries.
-                            #    - static armv7l, where compilation fails.
-                            !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch && stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic)
-                          then supportedHardeningFlags
-                          else lib.remove "pie" supportedHardeningFlags;
+  defaultHardeningFlags = let
+    # not ready for this by default
+    supportedHardeningFlags' = lib.remove "fortify3" supportedHardeningFlags;
+  in if stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl &&
+      # Except when:
+      #    - static aarch64, where compilation works, but produces segfaulting dynamically linked binaries.
+      #    - static armv7l, where compilation fails.
+      !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch && stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic)
+    then supportedHardeningFlags'
+    else lib.remove "pie" supportedHardeningFlags';
   enabledHardeningOptions =
-    if builtins.elem "all" hardeningDisable
+    if builtins.elem "all" hardeningDisable'
     then []
-    else lib.subtractLists hardeningDisable (defaultHardeningFlags ++ hardeningEnable);
+    else lib.subtractLists hardeningDisable' (defaultHardeningFlags ++ hardeningEnable);
   # hardeningDisable additionally supports "all".
   erroneousHardeningFlags = lib.subtractLists supportedHardeningFlags (hardeningEnable ++ lib.remove "all" hardeningDisable);