diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sundials/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sundials/default.nix
index 75c238a430c4..0b3dff1ebd83 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sundials/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sundials/default.nix
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   )]
   ;
 
+  # disable stackprotector on aarch64-darwin for now
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/127608
+  #
+  # build error:
+  #
+  # /private/tmp/nix-build-sundials-5.7.0.drv-0/ccD2dUtR.s:21:15: error: index must be an integer in range [-256, 255].
+  #         ldr     x0, [x0, ___stack_chk_guard];momd
+  #                          ^
+  # /private/tmp/nix-build-sundials-5.7.0.drv-0/ccD2dUtR.s:46:15: error: index must be an integer in range [-256, 255].
+  #         ldr     x0, [x0, ___stack_chk_guard];momd
+
+  hardeningDisable = lib.optionals (stdenv.isAarch64 && stdenv.isDarwin) [ "stackprotector" ];
+
   doCheck = true;
   checkTarget = "test";