diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/duperemove/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/duperemove/default.nix
index 00a60cc60b36..a22ed2f6f77c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/duperemove/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/duperemove/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = [
     "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
     "VERSION=v${version}"
+    "CFLAGS=-Wno-error=format-security"
   ];
 
   passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {