diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
index ea4ac699d4d0..ff82755d8cd7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optionals (versionAtLeast version "4.4") [ "--link-model=static" ]
     ++ map (lib: "--use-system-${lib}") system-libraries;
 
+  # This seems to fix mongodb not able to find OpenSSL's crypto.h during build
+  hardeningDisable = [ "fortify3" ];
+
   preBuild = ''
     sconsFlags+=" CC=$CC"
     sconsFlags+=" CXX=$CXX"