diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index d1910fbb4..692980e4f 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ endif
 CFLAGS  ?= -O3
 DEBUGFLAGS+=-Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -Wcast-align -Wshadow \
             -Wstrict-aliasing=1 -Wswitch-enum -Wdeclaration-after-statement \
-            -Wstrict-prototypes -Wundef -Wpointer-arith -Wformat-security \
+            -Wstrict-prototypes -Wundef -Wpointer-arith \
             -Wvla -Wformat=2 -Winit-self -Wfloat-equal -Wwrite-strings \
             -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-prototypes -Wc++-compat
 CFLAGS  += $(DEBUGFLAGS) $(MOREFLAGS)