diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/recutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/recutils/default.nix
index 1501f8edda1..972b60d3649 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/recutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/recutils/default.nix
@@ -8,23 +8,22 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "recutils";
-  version = "1.8";
+  version = "1.9";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/recutils/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-346uaVk/26U+Jky/SyMH37ghIMCbb6sj4trVGomlsZM=";
+    hash = "sha256-YwFZKwAgwUtFZ1fvXUNNSfYCe45fOkmdEzYvIFxIbg4=";
   };
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
-
   buildInputs = [
     curl
   ];
 
   checkInputs = [
-    check
     bc
+    check
   ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {