5 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.4.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.4.nix
index 757b1f71405b..00875d73f418 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.4.nix
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   extraPatches = [ ./cygwin-4.4.patch ];
   sha256 = "0y9vsq8dkarx1mhhip1vaciz6imbbyv37c1dm8b20l7p064bg2i9";
   branch = "4.4";
+  drvArgs = { hardeningDisable = [ "format" ]; };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.5.nix
index b1e4b2c47085..84b5ea67420a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.5.nix
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   extraPatches = [ ./cygwin-4.5.patch ./register-race-fix.patch ];
   sha256 = "0bd81k0qv5i8w5gbddrvld45xi9k1gvmcrfm0393v0lrm37dab7m";
   branch = "4.5";
+  drvArgs = { hardeningDisable = [ "format" ]; };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.7.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.7.nix
index 9a7d586cd042..6016d112d517 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.7.nix
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   version = "4.7.25";
   sha256 = "0gi667v9cw22c03hddd6xd6374l0pczsd56b7pba25c9sdnxjkzi";
   branch = "4.7";
+  drvArgs = { hardeningDisable = [ "format" ]; };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.8.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.8.nix
index 6a161b0b72d8..40869a865ae5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-4.8.nix
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   extraPatches = [ ./clang-4.8.patch ];
   sha256 = "0ampbl2f0hb1nix195kz1syrqqxpmvnvnfvphambj7xjrl3iljg0";
   branch = "4.8";
+  drvArgs = { hardeningDisable = [ "format" ]; };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
index f5ee4e440ff0..fdc828effdfb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 , extraPatches ? [ ]
 , license ? stdenv.lib.licenses.sleepycat
 , branch ? null
+, drvArgs ? {}
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   name = "db-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -42,4 +43,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     branch = branch;
   };
-}
+} // drvArgs)