diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index e74b30379f6..f78cacd08be 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -6223,6 +6223,10 @@ let
       sha256 = "f1f1820ff44042f6b30e4d6be1db860b9e743b1a9836070ea656ad9829e4eca5";
     };
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ FileFindObject NumberCompare TextGlob ];
+    # restore t/sample-data which is corrupted by patching shebangs
+    preCheck = ''
+      tar xf $src */t/sample-data --strip-components=1
+    '';
     meta = {
       homepage = https://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/projects/File-Find-Object/;
       description = "Alternative interface to File::Find::Object";