diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/text_cmds/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/text_cmds/default.nix
index 9e3d6e49204a..672bb443242b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/text_cmds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/text_cmds/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ appleDerivation {
     done
   '';
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE=[ "-Wno-error=format-security" ]; # hardeningDisable doesn't cut it
+
   meta = {
     platforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ matthewbauer ];