3 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/bash/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/bash/default.nix
index 0e3fc1d80690..c6868eedba6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/bash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/bash/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     inherit sha256;
   };
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
   outputs = [ "out" "doc" "info" ];
 
   # the man pages are small and useful enough
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix
index d3104439e578..0d685a3f4d32 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "03y6z8akj72swa6f42h2dhq3p09xasbi6xia70h2vc27fwikmny6";
   };
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/;
     description = "A POSIX-compliant implementation of /bin/sh that aims to be as small as possible";
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/mksh/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/mksh/default.nix
index 696777c7f1ff..3037552dab62 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/mksh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/mksh/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ groff ];
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
   buildPhase = ''
     mkdir build-dir/
     cp mksh.1 dot.mkshrc build-dir/