diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ja/jasp-desktop/modules.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ja/jasp-desktop/modules.nix
index 1660daa764c1..379b06234c40 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ja/jasp-desktop/modules.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ja/jasp-desktop/modules.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ let
 
     env.INCLUDE_DIR = "../inst/include/jaspColumnEncoder";
 
+    # necessary for R 4.4.0
+    hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
     postPatch = ''
       mkdir -p inst/include
       cp -r --no-preserve=all ${jaspColumnEncoder-src} inst/include/jaspColumnEncoder
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ja/jasp-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ja/jasp-desktop/package.nix
index 208589e45695..cfc6e71a9a2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ja/jasp-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ja/jasp-desktop/package.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "-DCUSTOM_R_PATH=${customREnv}"
   ];
 
+  # necessary for R 4.4.0
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     ninja