diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 63e826841e9..7deba3d15de 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -7101,7 +7101,7 @@ let
     };
     nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.ld-is-cc-hook ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ CaptureTiny ];
-    buildInputs = [ ExtUtilsCBuilder ModuleBuild ];
+    buildInputs = [ ModuleBuild ];
   };
 
   ExtUtilsDepends = buildPerlPackage {