diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fusionio/vsl.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fusionio/vsl.nix
index 8e24b5061cd3..665c4b4d0813 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fusionio/vsl.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fusionio/vsl.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = srcs.vsl;
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
+
   prePatch = ''
     cd root/usr/src/iomemory-vsl-*
   '';