diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index cd8b2f263dd..6caf423aa35 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ let
         })
       ]
       ++ optional stdenv.isSunOS ./ld-shared.patch
-      ++ optional stdenv.isDarwin ./cpp-precomp.patch
-      ++ optional (stdenv.isDarwin && versionAtLeast version "5.24") ./sw_vers.patch
+      ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ ./cpp-precomp.patch ./sw_vers.patch ]
       ++ optional crossCompiling ./MakeMaker-cross.patch;
 
     postPatch = ''