diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7e72adaa33f9470cf2005689f8c328200d88a3e3..ef358a8085cbb076458862b373af5ba55f4466ff 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(gcc-hardening,
      AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-gcc-hardening, enable compiler security checks),
 [if test x$enableval = xyes; then
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector-all"
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fwrapv -fPIE -Wstack-protector -Wformat -Wformat-security"
+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fwrapv -fPIE -Wstack-protector"
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wpointer-sign --param ssp-buffer-size=1"
     LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pie"
 fi])