diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index 97e395d2a6d..d2fff13e2ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ let
       substituteInPlace dist/PathTools/Cwd.pm \
         --replace "/bin/pwd" "$pwd"
     '';
-    sandboxProfile = sandbox.allow "ipc-sysv-sem";
 
     # Build a thread-safe Perl with a dynamic libperls.o.  We need the
     # "installstyle" option to ensure that modules are put under