diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 678027f9bf45..804f59286c7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     + optionalString hostPlatform.isCygwin ''
       hardening_unsupported_flags+=" pic"
     '' + optionalString targetPlatform.isMinGW ''
-      hardening_unsupported_flags+=" stackprotector"
+      hardening_unsupported_flags+=" stackprotector fortify"
     '' + optionalString targetPlatform.isAvr ''
       hardening_unsupported_flags+=" stackprotector pic"
     '' + optionalString (targetPlatform.libc == "newlib") ''