diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix
index b8c95653e366..478221f0a990 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "trivialautovarinit" ];
+
   buildInputs = [ lzo lzip libtasn1 libidn2 zlib gmp libunistring unbound gettext libiconv ]
     ++ lib.optional (withP11-kit) p11-kit
     ++ lib.optional (tpmSupport && stdenv.isLinux) trousers;